Mechaila Grace W.

Angcog April 11, 2023

LCS111

The terms "culture" and "identity," though they may be distinct terms with a
strong connection, can be used interchangeably depending on the context. The basic
definition of culture is the way of life of a group of people. Their way of life is
organized by a system of public meanings. Identity refers to how people define
themselves in relation to their surroundings through a particular culture. Cultural
identity is hence the sense of belonging to a group and serves as the foundation for the
various forms and colors of identities that afterwards arise. On the other side, it can
also refer to the sensation of being unique compared to other people. It must be
against others in order to be clearly noticed in order to describe an identity. It is a
component of a person's or a group's self-conception and self-perception. Similar to a
substructure of a building, culture appears to be more stable in its description than the
identities (super-structures) that are built on its premise, which tend to be more brittle
and subject to change at the slightest encounter with others. Culture is a creation of
our imagination; it does not physically exist and is only useful insofar as it aids in our
comprehension and forecasting of real-world phenomena. The study of national
cultures falls under anthropology, whereas the study of organizational cultures falls
under sociology. A national culture cannot be changed by management; it can only be
appreciated and utilized. An organizational culture can be created and occasionally
changed by it. At the level of a single person, the concept of culture is irrelevant.
People have personalities, which are only somewhat influenced by the culture in
which they were raised.