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SocioCultural Systems
Social systems or social structure in general refer to entities or groups in relation to each other, to relatively enduring patterns of behavior and relationship within social systems, or to social institutions and norms becoming embedded into social systems in such a way that they shape the behavior of actors within those social systems. These types of systems are complex and complicated. They are also fragile and resilient.
 A Cultural System may be defined as the interaction of different elements of culture. While a cultural system is quite different from a social system, sometimes both systems together are referred to as the sociocultural system.  A functional theoretical model of culture seen as a system of interrelated parts, and concerned with the analysis of the functional interaction of the parts within the total system. A cultural system is usually distinguished from the social system, the personality system, and the biological system. |
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