Week 7 - Introduction to culture

Question 1

What is culture?

Answer 1

Culture is….
- Shared / learned / transmitted
- Diverse: mediated by symbols, language, objects, behaviours, practises, and inner experiences - both tangible and intangible; real and imagined.
- Static and dynamic
- Patterned in relation to each other
- Centrally about meaning, narrative, and identity

Question 2

What are cultures built around?

Answer 2

• '’groups’’
• institutions
• identities
• subcultures
• movements
• individuals (self and society)