Culture is important in the vision of the individual and society. Because the useful functions of culture are as follows.
(1) Personality formation: The contribution of culture is very important in shaping one's personality.
Cultural experience is an important factor in personality formation An individual's cultural experience depends on what group, community and community he or she belongs to. For example, the nature of the personality traits, such as the habit of hard work, the morality of sexual relations, the sense of duty, etc., depends on the culture of the society of which the person is a member. It is clear from our study by thinkers that personality is relative to culture.
(2) Socialization: Due to culture, the process of socialization has become easier. If the society did not have a rich cultural heritage, then every generation would have to be taught over and over again, from fire to fire. It can be said that it is not our turn to create fire by using encounters just because we have a rich cultural heritage.
(3) Meeting needs: Guidance is given to the members of the society on the ways in which they can meet their economic needs through the culture of the society.
For example, tribals living in dense forests Tribes to collect live food, hunting.
Use of herbs, etc. The culture of those tribes is the guide. The same can be said about civil society and rural society. The society is of the view that the members should fulfill their economic needs in a way determined by the culture of the society.
(4) Social control: The important task of forcing the social members to behave according to the culture is done through culture. Is. Things that belong to society. The members of the society are generally not ready to do what is forbidden by the culture. Because if you behave like this, you are afraid that other members of the society will criticize you.
(5) Development of Civilization: The development and progress of civilization in human society is also an important function of culture. It is also said that civilization and culture are two sides of the same coin. The things that are useful for the society and the use of which increases the efficiency of the society are included in the civilization. Civilization is about progress and improvement. Some thinkers also feel that there is a difference between civilization and culture. In short, it would be fair to say that culture affects civilization and civilization affects culture.
Thus culture has many useful functions in terms of both the individual and society. That is why the study of culture is considered important in sociology. While studying culture, sociologists try to understand how the culture of any society is intertwined. Because such efforts make the elements of culture clear. What are the elements of culture? Once it is decided, it is possible for the student to get acquainted with the culture of any society by studying them. Signs and symbols, values, social norms. Ethics, folklore, customs and traditions all contribute to the integration of the culture of the society.