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HERITAGE STUDIES FROM FORM 1 to 4TOPIC 1: SOCIALISATION Learners should be able to: -Define the following terms (a)Heritage -It is a birth right in which people identify themselves with. Examples of things in which people identify themselves are: -land -minerals -culture -mountains -rivers (b) Community -As a place where people collectively live, share common resources such as food,roads,water resources, recreational centres and many others. (c)Society -refers to a group of people sharing the same geographical location in an organised way and share the same culture norms,values.hopes,successes,aspirations,determination ,failures and other things. (d)Norms -refers to accepted standards of behaviour in a particular society. -It also refers to expectations developed by a group of people that guide behaviour. -Examples of expectations are: (i)Children are expected to greet elders. (ii)Man are expected to remove their hats when eating (e)Beliefs -refers as to the state of mind which trusts that something exists. -It is faith and acceptance that something is true and exists. (f)Culture -Is a way of life that encompasses language, ideas, behaviour, and food -Is ideas, arts, customs, beliefs, and social behaviour passed from one generation to the other. (g)Custom -Are habits that are continuously practised that is more or less permanent for use by a society.