>What is your definition of culture?
An abstract container for all that is relevant to an individual's ideas and experiences. Very much collective in that culture is shared between people and across generations.
>Does the concept of culture really exist to you?
Very much, though I can tell what my own is I'm sure I have a definable one beyond my Southern accent. I can see and appreciate other's culture, so I know it exist in a relative sense.
>Alight with the idea that shoes are shoes no matter what they are called and what they look like, being that human culture is one culture, because is one race.
Shoes are shoes, but some aren't very sexy, some are. Some aren't comfortable at all, some take some time to get used too, some break in to fit your feet better than others and some just come out of the box and give you a shoegasm. They can have different purposes and different uses too. Stilleto heeled pumps or steel toed work boots? Geta or Clogs? When you get down to it, they are essentially for the same reason, and have a similar design, and yet so diverse.
>Do you support the idea that: Culture is the similarities that individuals and individual families agree with or accept, amongst differences in values?
Yes, culture can be binding tradition. It is security and agelessness and an ever changing and chaotic world. I think it is very important to see other cultures, but explore and maintain your own.
2007-03-20 09:46:21
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answered by drohma_scourge 1
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You have a good beginning idea. Now, go to the biological sciences; evolutionary biology and these subsections. Human behavioral ecology, human ethology, population genetics and sociobiology. There you will find the truth, devoid of social science ideology. Culture, being superficial, is only the parameter of our evolved, biological heritage. In other words; humans make culture, culture does not make humans. Social scientists have a hard time with this " direction of fit ".
2007-03-20 20:35:05
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answered by Anonymous
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You are on to something. Yes, culture is defined as the similarities that individuals and individual families agree with or accept. But, we are not one culture or one race. Shoes are shoes are shoes because they have no volition or will. They can't think and be and do something they were not designed to do. We, however as people have all those traits and can decide to conform or deny the culture we find ourselves in. We have the ability to eat meat or not eat meat as we decide. We can believe in things our parent's wouldn't dream of believing in. And, we can become who we want to become. We are not stuck as poor white trash or arrogant selfish snobs.
2007-03-20 16:41:26
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answered by dwilmoth822 3
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Unfortunately, there are many different cultures, even in the same race. Blacks of African decent have many different nations & cultures as do Native Americans.Then, there are blacks as those in Australia, & the island blacks. Hispanics are certainly not all the same culture & neither are European whites. As I said to someone earlier. I think the world will be a better place when everyone is Mocha.
2007-03-20 19:19:04
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answered by shermynewstart 7
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"Culture" is deliberately a very open-ended idea. It's the sume total of all tangible (manufactured goods) and intangible (beliefs, norms, etc.) things characteristic of a group of people that have a fairly strong sense of self-identity and cohesiveness. And which must be taught and acquired (ie, non-genetic)
I don't believe there's anything that can be called human culture.
2007-03-20 19:21:22
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answered by mcd 4
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Yes darling, culture is a tapestry of your heritage, your overall environment, and the social aspects of your overall environment. For instance, a part of my southern American culture was to refer to you as darling. lol.
2007-03-21 10:26:29
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answered by Trenae345 1
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