Culture as an influence of behaviour takes the “nurture" side of the argument about influences of

behaviour. culture looks at the totality of any given society's belief system, laws, mores, practices,
language and attitudinal variables which makes a people unique from others. As you know, it is
transmitted from one generation to the other. What happened when you are groomed in the ways of
a particular culture?

You start acting and behaving in ways that are seen as appropriate to such a culture. Your dress
sense, grooming, language, belief system and attitude become molded to fit into that society which
makes you become accepted by them.

Hence, culture plays a big role in determining how an individual behaves in any given environment.
Take for example, in some places, baring the breasts is seen as normal, while in some places it is
forbidden. Some places allow males and females to mingle freely in public places: others do not.
This has a tremendous impact on behaviour, and is evident when these persons go to a place that
has a different culture comparsd to theirs. They encounter what is known as “culture shock", and it
is most evident from their reactions and behaviours to certain unique stimuli which they come in
contact with in a new place.

So yes, culture plays a big role in influencing behavior.

Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the
balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society. Acculturation is
a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and adjust to a new cultural environment [1].
Individuals of a differing culture try to incorporate themselves into the new more prevalent
culture by participating in aspects of the more prevalent culture, such as their traditions, but still
hold onto their original cultural values and traditions. The effects of acculturation can be seen
at multiple levels in both the devotee of the prevailing culture and those who are assimilating
into the culture.[2]
At this group level, acculturation often results in changes to culture, religious practices, health
care, and other social institutions. There are also significant ramifications on the food, clothing,
and language of those becoming introduced to the overarching culture.
At the individual level, the process of acculturation refers to the socialization process by which
foreign-born individuals blend the values, customs, norms, cultural attitudes, and behaviors of
the overarching host culture. This process has been linked to changes in daily behaviour, as
well as numerous changes in psychological and physical well-being. As enculturation is used to
describe the process of first-culture learning, acculturation can be thought of as second-
culture learning.
**In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category
of people.[1] It is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular
group. The type of expectation can vary; it can be, for example, an expectation about the
group's personality, preferences, or ability.
Stereotypes are generalized because one assumes that the stereotype is true for each
individual person in the category.[2] While such generalizations may be useful when making
quick decisions, they may be erroneous when applied to particular individuals.[3] Stereotypes
encourage prejudice[3] and may arise for a number of reasons.

Xenophobia is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.[1][2][3]

Xenophobia can involve perceptions of an ingroup toward an outgroup and can manifest itself
in suspicion of the activities of others, and a desire to eliminate their presence to secure a
presumed purity and may relate to a fear of losing national, ethnic or racial identity.[4]
Xenophobia can also be exhibited in the form of an "uncritical exaltation of another culture" in
which a culture is ascribed "an unreal, stereotyped and exotic quality".[4] According to
UNESCO, the terms xenophobia and racism often overlap, but differ in how the latter
encompasses prejudice based on physical characteristics while the former is generally
centered on behavior based on the notion of a specified people being adverse to the culture or
nation.[5]

*Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment
which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when
experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move
between social environments, or simply transition to another type of life.[1] One of the most
common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign environment. Culture shock
can be described as consisting of at least one of four distinct phases: honeymoon, negotiation,
adjustment, and adaptation.

Common problems include: information overload, language barrier, generation gap, technology
gap, skill interdependence, formulation dependency, homesickness (cultural), boredom (job
dependency), response ability (cultural skill set).[2] There is no true way to entirely prevent
culture shock, as individuals in any society are personally affected by cultural contrasts
differently.[3]

*Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles.
Human evolution has primarily occurred in small groups, as opposed to mass societies, and
humans naturally maintain a social network. In popular culture, tribalism may also refer to a
way of thinking or behaving in which people are loyal to their social group above all
else,[1] or, derogatorily, a type of discrimination or animosity based upon group differences.[2]

Tribalism implies the possession of a strong cultural or ethnic identity that separates one
member of a group from the members of another group. Based on strong relations of proximity
and kinship, members of a tribe tend to possess a strong feeling of identity. Objectively, for a
customary tribal society to form there needs to be ongoing customary organization, enquiry
and exchange. However, intense feelings of common identity can lead people to feel tribally
connected.[10]

The distinction between these two definitions for tribalism, objective and subjective, is an
important one because while tribal societies have been pushed to the edges of the Western
world, tribalism, by the second definition, is arguably undiminished. A few writers have
postulated that the human brain is hard-wired towards tribalism by its evolutionary advantages,
but that claim is usually linked to equating original questions of sociality with tribalism.[11