HUMANITIES
the branches of learning (as philosophy, arts, or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes (as in physics or chemistry) and social relations (as in anthropology or economics)
HISTORY
a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes
ART
the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects
LITERATURE
a (1) : writings in prose or verse; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest (2) : an example of such writings <what came out, though rarely literature, was always a roaring good story -- People> b : the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age
SOCIETY
a : an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another b : a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests
CULTURE
a : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation
SUBCULTURE
an ethnic, regional, economic, or social group exhibiting characteristic patterns of behavior sufficient to distinguish it from others within an embracing culture or society
FAMILY
the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their own or adopted children; also : any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family
COMMUNITY
a unified body of individuals: as a : STATE, COMMONWEALTH b : the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself <the problems of a large community> c : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location d : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a community of retired persons> e : a group linked by a common policy f : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests <the international community>
SOCIOECONOMIC
of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
FILM (Motion Picture)
a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures
ANALYSIS
The similarities between the definitions are focused on the relationship of human beings with one another and their surroundings and the effects that these events have individually and globally. In contrast, their differences define components of how we think, relate, evaluate, act, and interpret, things, circumstances, customs, and people.
