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Nonmaterial culture are elements of culture that are intangible such that they have no specific physical manifestation. This can be contrasted with material culture that includes all physical things produced by a culture. Generally speaking, the bulk of culture is intangible such that only a very narrow band of the human experience is captured as physical items. The following are common examples of nonmaterial culture.
Aesthetics | Beliefs | Community | Conventions | Cultural Memory | Culture Change | Dance | Dining | Education | Enculturation | Etiquette | Expectations | Humor | Identity | Inclusion | Interpretations | Knowledge | Language | Media | Memes | Morals | Mores | Music | Myth | Nightlife | Norms | Pastimes | Processes | Respect | Risk Taking | Rituals | Roles | Sensibilities | Services | Shared Experience | Social Constructs | Social Status | Social Structure | Stories | Styles | Symbols | Traditions | Values |
Many of the intangible elements of culture above also have material representations. For example, media can be intangible such as a radio broadcast or tangible such as an LP record.
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