Culture

System of beliefs about some aspect of the world. This is not limited to one culture per person - people can participate in multiple cultures at the same time. (Brown)

Culture has three learned elements: 1) systems of meaning such as language 2) ways of organizing society and 3) distinctive techniques of a group and their characteristic products (Miraglia et al. 1999)

Miraglia, Eric; Richard Law; Peg Collins. “What is Culture?” University of Wisconsin. Online. 1999. Accessed Oct. 23, 2010 