Characteristics of Culture

Culture does not exist in isolation. It is a product of society. It develops through social interaction. Therefore culture is

• Social

• Has a variety

• Shared

• Learned

Cultural ways are learned by people from others. Many of these ways are handed down from elders, parents, teachers, and others (most likely individuals of older generation), while other cultural behaviors are handed up to elders.Therefore culture is......

• Learned

• Has a variety

• Shared

• Transmitted

According to Ralph Linton called culture “the social heritage” of man. No culture ever remains constant or permanent. It is subject to slow but constant variation. Therefore culture is......

• Transmitted

• Continuous

• Learned

• Shared

Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and desires. Our needs, both biological and social, are fulfilled in cultural ways. Therefore culture is.......

• Continuous

• Transmitted

• Idealistic

• Social

Culture is not something that an individual alone can possess. For example, people of a society share all customs, traditions, beliefs, ideas, values, morals, etc. Therefore culture is.......

• Shared

• Learned

• Has a variety

• Social

Every society has a culture of its own that differs from other societies. The culture of every society is unique by itself. Therefore culture is.....

• Shared

• Learned

• Social

• has a Variety