Elements of Surface Culture
Surface Culture is the visible component of culture. These are factors in which we can see. Some of the following things listed below are considered to be categorized as the pieces that make up a Surface Culture. This chart was found in the textbook, "Fundamentals of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in K-12 Mainstream Classrooms" by Hanizah Zainuddin, Carmen A. Morales-Jones, Noorchaya Yahya, and Eileen N. Whelan Ariza. This chart can be found on page 17.
Food - Food and Culinary Contributions
Holidays - Patriotic Holiays, Religioous Observances, Personal Rights, and Celebrations
Arts - Traditional and Contempary Music, Visual, and Performing Arts, and Drama
Folklore - Folk Tales, Legends, and Oral History
History - Historical and Humanitarian, Contributions, and Social and Political Movements
Personalities - Historical, Contemporary, and Local Figures
Food - Food and Culinary Contributions
Holidays - Patriotic Holiays, Religioous Observances, Personal Rights, and Celebrations
Arts - Traditional and Contempary Music, Visual, and Performing Arts, and Drama
Folklore - Folk Tales, Legends, and Oral History
History - Historical and Humanitarian, Contributions, and Social and Political Movements
Personalities - Historical, Contemporary, and Local Figures