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What is Culture?
Culture, as defined by the dictionary, is the behavior patterns, arts, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought of a group of people. Culture can be defined by the beliefs and traditions that are followed, like religion or holidays. ... Culture is everything that makes up a persons way of life. ... The article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” opens your eyes to this while you read along, thinking that this is a very strange culture, where the women stick their heads into ovens once a month, and then at the end you realize that this is actually talking about Americans. ...
Families are the separate cells of culture – they make it up and all are very alike yet very different. ... American culture uses the nuclear family as the main family type. This has become the norm, and the image of the ‘perfect’ family (A smiling mother and father with two or three happy children) can be seen throughout the suburbs and all of American culture. ... Family is based on the culture of a society, and family is part of the culture of a society. The variations of families are another unique part of every culture.
Finally, social structure is another important part of culture. ... These define the culture by the way people act towards each other. ...
Social structure, family, traditions and beliefs all help answer the question “What is Culture?” Culture is the people from a place, religion, and/or time period. Culture is what we are born into, and what we decide to be.
Approximate Word count = 1252
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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