The way of life of a group of people in society. The ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular group of society.
The patterns of beliefs, values, attitudes, expectations, ways of thinking, feeling and so on, which people use to make sense of their social worlds (Billington et al. 1998)
Consists of customs and rituals, values, norms of behaviour, statuses and roles, language, symbols, art and material goods - the entire way in which society expresses itself
Culture is learned through socialisation from birth onwards.
Culture includes the beliefs, values, norms, language, customs, traditions, rituals, art, music, literature, dress, food, religion, sports, etc., that are shared by members of a particular social group or community
Culture can be seen as an adaptation to the environment which allows humans to survive and thrive in different parts of the world.
Where do we acquire our culture?
From primary and secondary socialisation.
e.g. family, education, social institutions, media, peers
