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Culture is a word for the 'way of life' of groups of people, meaning the way they do things. Different groups may have different cultures. A culture is passed on to the nextgeneration by learning, whereasgenetics are passed on byheredity. Culture is seen in people'swriting,religion,music,clothes,cooking, and in what they do.
Theconcept of culture is very complicated, and the word has some meanings.[1] The word 'culture' is most commonly used in three ways.
Excellence of taste in the finearts andhumanities, also known ashigh culture.
Most broadly, 'culture' includes all human phenomena which are not purely results of human genetics. Thediscipline which investigates cultures is calledanthropology, though many other disciplines play a part.
Cultures are what make a country unique and interesting. Eachcountry has different cultural activities and culturalrituals. Culture includes material goods, the things the people use and produce. Culture is also the beliefs and values of the people and the ways they think about and understand the world and their own lives.
Differentcountries have different cultures. For example, some olderJapanese people wearkimonos, arrangeflowers in vases, and havetea ceremonies. Some countries oppose some things in their culture, likediscrimination orreligion. Some countries also have multiple cultures within them.
Culture can also vary within aregion,society or sub group. A workplace may have a specific culture that sets it apart from similar workplaces. A region of a country may have a different culture than the rest of the country. For example, in a large country likeChina orCanada a region may have a distinctiveway of talking, different types of music, and different types of dances.
A group who acts or speaks differently may be said to be, or have, asubculture.
Companies or other organizations (groups of people) can have a separate culture.Japanese manufacturing companies often have a different culture to Western companies; the workday starts with exercise, and the workers are very loyal to the company.
Companies in the high-technology sector often have a different culture than other companies.[2] Software and computer companies sometimes allow employees to play games during the workday, or take time off work to relax, because these companies believe that this will help the workers to think better.
Anthropology is studying human beings and how they relate to each other. Ananthropologist is a person who studies anthropology. Anthropologists study how culture shapes people and their lives. Cultures constantly change as people move and communicate with new groups of people.
For example,immigrants (people who move from one country to another) may keep some of their customs and traditions from their old country. By keeping their culture in this way, they bring pieces of their culture to a new place where others begin to experience it.
