What is Culture?

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Professor Alana L. Jolley

What is Culture?

It is the whole set of ideas that we learn and share with others

in our everyday life.

What is Culture?

Culture is all the learned values, rules and perceptions, which informs

us what is appropriate behavior.

What is Culture?

• We are symbolic creatures; and culture is symbolic.

Culture is Dynamic

• Culture can change when necessary.

Why do we need culture?

• Culture helps us to make sense of our world.

Why Do We Need Culture?

• Culture provides us a way to survive, and thrive, as soon as we arrive.

Are Some Cultures Better?

No culture is better than another. Culture functions as an integrated whole. Everyone lives their culture, in their own way, in their

own particular society.

Culture is Integrative

How do we “get” culture?

• We learn it at home, school, or church; from our siblings, our playmates, our

peers, and from many others.• Culture is not genetically inherited.

We “get” culturethrough Enculturation

Culture is passed down to us from one generation to another.

Characteristics Of Culture

• Culture is learned.• Culture is shared.• Culture is symbolic.• Culture is integrative.• Culture is dynamic.• Culture is passed on from generation

to generation – enculturation.

Cultural Educationonline

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