Culture
Culture is people way of living. The culture of people includes:
- The language they speak
- The food they eat
- The clothes they wear
- The way they worship
- The games and sports they play.
AGE GROUPS AND AGE SETS IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL SOCIETY
- An age set is a social group of people of similar age with a shared identity.
- Members of an age set maintain set class ties over a long period of time
- An age group is a social group of people born during a particular period of time
Functions of a clan in society
Grade 6 Social Studies Notes
The clan system
- A clan is a group of people who have a common ancestor or forefather
- Clan members are related by blood
- Clans were founded by males
- Communities trace their origin through the male ancestor
- Agikuyu clans bear the names ot the nine daughters of gikuyu and mumbi.
- A group of clans make an ethnic group or community
- Members of the same clan are not allowed to marry each other
Functions of a clan
- Clan elders settled disputes among clan members
- Clan owned land on behalf of its members
- Giving a sense of belonging e.g. identity
- Setting rules to govern its members
- Planning and conducting important ceremonies
- Negotiating and paying dowry
- Educating the youth
- Providing comfort to members during hard times
- Safeguarding the values of the clan
- Determining religious practises and beliefs of the clan
- Protecting its members from external attacks
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Aspects of African traditional culture and ought to be preserved. Some aspects of African traditional culture include
- traditional food
- Worship ceremonies
- Festivals
- Music
- Dances
- Language
- Games and sports
- Dressing
Posters on aspects of traditional culture that ought to be preserved
Project/individual work
Grade 6 Social Studies Notes: Culture
Supporting aspects of traditional culture that ought to be preserved
Project work
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
- A school is a place where pupils go to be taught or to learn
- Is an educational institution designed to provide learning to learners with the support of teachers
- A school mainly equips learners with knowledge and skills
- A school trains individuals to be responsible or useful members of the society
- We have government and private schools
Highlight Ways in which School Collaborates With the Community
Benefits of collaboration between school and the community
