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A Framework for the Individual

WHAT IS CULTURE?

  • the language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviours, and material objects that are important enough to pass on to future generations of a society

WHAT DIFFERENTIATES ONE CULTURE FROM ANOTHER?

  • language, gestures, values, perception and categorization of experiences, actions, norms, interaction of social structures, and struggle for scarce resources

HOW DOES SOCIAL POLICY INFLUENCE CULTURE?

  • culture: affects how we perceive things; guides our thoughts and actions; must be studied while keeping these differences in mind
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