Characteristics of culture

Culture is transmitted among members of society

Cultural ways are learned by people from others. Many of these ways are handed down from elders, parents, teachers, and others

Culture is continuous and cumulative.

Culture exists as a continuous process. In its historical growth, it tends to become cumulative.

Culture is learned

Culture is not inborn. It is learned. Unlearned behavior then, is not culture. Shaking hands, saying thanks, etc. are cultural behaviors.

Culture is shared

Culture is not something that an individual alone can possess. Culture, in sociological sense, is shared.

Culture is gratifying and idealistic

Culture provides proper opportunities for the satisfaction of our needs and desires.

Culture varies from society to society

Every society has a culture of its own that differs from other societies. The culture of every society is unique by itself. Cultures are not uniform

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Transmission of culture is made possible by

Ralph Linton

called culture "the social heritage" of man.

Culture is social because it is the product of behavior.

does not exist in isolation. It is a product of society. It develops through social interaction. No man can acquire culture without association with others.