CULTURE.....

TO UNDERSTAND CULTURE IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE AS HUMAN BEINGS. CULTURE IS ALL THE MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES AN SPECIFIC SOCIAL GROUP HAVE AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO SURVIVE. MATERIAL VALUES ARE INSTITUTIONS AND CLOTHING, AND SPIRITUAL VALUES ARE BELIEFS, IDEAS, FAITH, AND RELIGION. CULTURE IS LINKED WITH LANGUAGE ALSO, AS THEY BOTH ARE INTRINSICALLY LINKED.IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT CULTURE IS NEVER STATIC AS IT IS ALWAYS CHANGING BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS EXPOSED TO OTHER CULTURES AND WE UNCOUNSCIOUSLY ADOPT THINGS FROM THAT CULTURE. IT IS TRUE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES AMONG CULTURES, DIFFERENT TRADITIONS THAT MAY BE STRANGE FOR US, BUT THE MAIN THING HERE IS TO DEVELOP RESPECT AND TOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHERS.

Culture is a term used by social scientists for a people's whole way of life. In everyday conversation the word 'culture' may refer to activities in such fields as art, literature, and music. But to social scientists, a people's culture consists of all the ideas, objects, and ways of doing things created by the group. Culture includes arts, beliefs, customs, inventions, language, technology and traditions. The term 'civilization' is similar, but it refers mostly to scientifically more advanced ways of life. A culture is any way of life, simple or complex. Culture consists of learned ways of acting, feeling and thinking, rather than biologically determined ways. The British anthropologist Sir Edward Burnett Tylor defined culture as "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society." Tylor's definition includes three of the most important characteristics of culture:  Culture is acquired by people.  A person acquires culture as a member of society.