Tarasova M.V. CULTURE AS A SYSTEM: RESEARCH TRENDS This article is devoted to identifying and analyzing key research positions with respect to both the nature of the elements comprising the system of culture, and structural regularities of the system. The text identifies a number of typical characteristics in determining the elements of system of culture. The existing models of culture structuring as a system are analyzed in this work. The author established correlation zone of analyzed concepts and documented general trends of systematic study of culture inherent in the modern humanities. Key words: culture, system, component, material, spiritual.
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Author: Tarasova M.V.
Year: 2011
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