Physical Sanskrit means "the material aspect of culture. All the objects that we can see and touch are material culture."
Sociologist Robert Bursted Physical materials include machines, tools, utensils, houses, roads, bridges, artefacts, clothing, vehicles, furniture, food, medicine, and so on.
All these material things play an important role in the existence of human beings.
Humans make efforts to achieve this content.
The reason for these efforts is to strengthen his relationship with other human beings.
Thus man has become materialistic day by day.
In the age of modern science technology, communication, transportation, science technology and commuter, human beings are becoming very materialistic.
The tools of material culture are increasing day by day.
Thus, change in society also comes through material culture.
$(2)$ Intangible culture:
Intangible culture is just as inevitable and important as material culture.
Intangible culture is made up of elements that do not have a physical existence.
Intangible culture is just as inevitable as material culture.
If it is not, the rate of disorder, chaos, fights, bloodshed, accidents, etc. in the society will increase and the social system may break down.
E.g. the situation can be divided into two sub-sections if there are no traffic rules, if there is no social bond between husband and wife, if the elders do not have control over the children, or if there is no moral duty to protect the elders.
$(A)$ Cognitive $(b)$ Standard.
$(A)$ Teaching:
Cognitive culture is the knowledge of how to use a particular tool to create works from nature.
$(B)$ Standard:
Standard culture is made up of rules, values and beliefs, as well as decisions about "do's and don'ts" imposed by society on ideas and things.
Folk customs, prohibitions, laws, etc. are some of the important norms.
Folklore is a system of behavior that society has instinctively accepted and become a currency in society.
E.g. To greet or shake hands with someone to greet them.
Rituals are folk customs which are given utmost importance in terms of public welfare and maintaining the ethics of the society.
E.g. the norm for sibling marriages to be considered immoral is a society-accepted norm.
E.g. in India, the Hindu Special Marriage Act of $1955,$ the property law, etc., are punishable by death from reprimand to death.
In this way, both aspects of culture in life are inseparable, complementary.
Physical culture while providing a new environment to immaterial culture.
Then immaterial culture protects the values of material culture.
Both material culture and non-material culture are not necessary but indispensable for the development, continuity and maintenance of society.
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