 Culture is a means of society used in

responding to nature.
 Culture is the social behavior and norms
found in human societies. Culture is a
central concept in anthropology,
encompassing the range of phenomena
that are transmitted through social
learning in human societies.
 The sum total of the learned behavior of a
group of people that are generally considered
to be the tradition of that people and are
transmitted from generation to generation.
 A way of life of a
group of a people – the
behaviors, beliefs,
values, and symbols
that they accept
without thinking about
them.
Taylor : “ Culture is the complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,
customs and habits and any capabilities acquired
by man as a member of society”.
 Linton: “ Culture is social heredity, which is
transmitted from one generation to another with
the accumulation of individual experiences”.
 John Beattee: “ Culture is the way of life which
is transmitted from generation to generation”.
1. Culture is learned
2. Culture is normative
3. Culture as cumulative
4. Culture as adaptive
5. Culture as diverse