User talk:Gcobane Msipha

BEING A MEMBER OF SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION

Society is a group of people who survive the same life style. It is divided into different cultures which are also divided into families. Each culture or family contains its own rules and beliefs.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CULTURES

Among these cultures there are different rules that each culture operates. These rules come from different beliefs including general and religious. For instant Zulu culture came with a rule of Virgin testing (general) and this rule seems to cease these days due to human's rights interference and other opposing ideas from other cultures. According to religion the rule of virgin testing is optional; depend on a person who must be tested. Another example according to Zulu culture, ancestors are present and are the most respected in such a way that Zulu people ensure that the dead body is buried inside the home. On the other hand, White cultures burn the dead instead of burring it and that shows different beliefs between the two cultures. Sotho and Xhosa people believe in making circumcisions and ceremonies as part of their cultures.

  FAMILIES Inside the family there also rules that each member must follow. The rules depend on the family beliefs. For instant other families slaughter animals for ancestors and other cultures that they believe in. Others believe that Wizards are present as a results they believe in using traditional medicines to protect their selves from Wizards. SO as blacks and other cultures such as Indians etc, we believe on Witchdoctors for the provision of traditional medicines. On the other hand, other families believe in God as their protection against Wizards. So those religious families do not believe in Witchdoctors and slaughtering animals.

   CONCLUSION Being a member of the society or family implies that you must follow all the rules and beliefs of the family. Although in other cases it happens that one member believe in God while other members believe in cultures; well most of the time the isolated member is hated by that family. In other words society implies two different beliefs religious and cultural beliefs.