What is Culture
Olivia Newton-John warmed the airways by singing the song Culture Shock. Culture Club, with lead singer Boy George, sang their way to the top of the charts during the 1980’s. The Alan Parsons Project had a popular album in 1985 entitled Vulture Culture and the Pet Shop Boys sang their DJ Culture song about the Gulf War loudly and proudly. The word culture is a part of every aspect of our life, but how would one define what culture actually is? Is culture the way a person chooses to dress? Is culture the foods a person enjoys? Is culture a person’s musical choices? Is the language someone speaks their culture? Is a person’s values part of their culture? All of these issues are aspects of culture. Culture can be broad and diverse, narrow and similar. ... Culture affects each of us in unique a various ways. ... Webster defines culture as the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group and as the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices. Culture is the context within which we exist, think, feel, and relate to others.