define culture?

Question

ok so Im a south londoner, my mums is from one part of spain and my dad from another therfore thats 3 different cultures right?
do you agree? or do you think one culture is always more dominant!
whats your culture?

n.b being a south londoner isnt the same as being a Londoner if you get me!

Answer 1

culture has so many meanings and connotations, it is almost impossible to suggest one fixed interpretation of this word. for example, culture can relate to a person's cultural or ethnic roots or background. for eg, english, african, chinese, asian. that's a demographic understanding of culture. though there is also high culture and popular/mass culture. high culture refers to things like opera, fine art, classical music, Shakespeare and is related to a person's class, and is mainly associated with the elite in society. the same applies with low/popular culture, like popular music and tv shows, cartoons. french philosopher pierre bourdieu once coined the term cultural capital. cultural capital is basically how a person's skills, academic qualifications is gained via posessing a economic or symbolic quality (an accent or property). he also coined the terms habitus and field; habitus is a system of thought and action, whilst field relates to a person's profession or job

as in regards to my culture, i feel as if i have two cultures: firstly, i was born in london, england UK and secondly i am of chinese origin. and so i don't see myself as having one culture

Answer 2

Different cultures can be blended. Your life is probably richer for having these different cultures in your life. There is a large asian population in Scotland. Most retain their ancestors culture but they have also taken on a lot of Scottish traditions too making their own new culture. I have Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Spanish blood. My family have lots of traditions that've been muddled up over the years so now I'm not sure where each tradition comes from, I only know that it's things we've always done.

Answer 3

I think you're referring to ethnicity. Culture is more about where you live. The culture is the environment you live in. I live in the United States, but I do not live in the New York culture, or the Southern culture. There are attributes of any given area that are unique from the others. Many similarities, but there are regional bits and pieces that separate cultures. I even have a culture in my church in Seattle that is different from the culture in my church in my small town home. There are different behaviors and traditions in each. Different standards for how we interact.

Answer 4

I believe that cultures only modify our life, not define it. A Chinese girlfriend who hated curry, a Catholic alter boy with Hindu parents. A Spanish nurse who hated bull fighting and a whole family who supported Wolves except the eldest daughter who was a Leeds fan. I find it easier to adopt the cultures of the people around me, it lessens confrontation . So I'm a Hindu in Bradford, a Scouser in Liverpool and a sheep shagger in Wales.

Answer 5

I think that one can have more than one culture. However, there may be one that you feel the most connected to, so that may be your main culture. Whatever you feel is right or best for you.

Answer 6

culture is what grows in a pot of dairy produce over a time period, given enough time, a culture will develop anywhere, with the exception of Australia lol

Answer 7

traditions performed by a certain group of people