Nounculture (plural cultures)
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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate") is a term that has various meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. However, the word "culture" is most commonly used in three basic senses:
When the concept first emerged in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, it connoted a process of cultivation or improvement, as in agriculture or horticulture. In the nineteenth century, it came to refer first to the betterment or refinement of the individual, especially through education, and then to the fulfillment of national aspirations or ideals. In the mid-nineteenth century, some scientists used the term "culture" to refer to a universal human capacity. For the German nonpositivist sociologist, Georg Simmel, culture referred to "the cultivation of individuals through the agency of external forms which have been objectified in the course of history". In the twentieth century, "culture" emerged as a concept central to anthropology, encompassing all human phenomena that are not purely results of human genetics. Specifically, the term "culture" in American anthropology had two meanings: (1) the evolved human capacity to classify and represent experiences with symbols, and to act imaginatively and creatively; and (2) the distinct ways that people living in different parts of the world classified and represented their experiences, and acted creatively. Following World War II, the term became important, albeit with different meanings, in other disciplines such as cultural studies, organizational psychology and management studies. From Wikipedia under the
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:30:01 GMT+00:00 World Screen Gardiner commented: Jonathan has a great deal of experience in producing strong arts and popular culture series that have wide appeal. ... Dissolving culture of corruption - Citizens Voice
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:17:27 GMT+00:00 of corruption Citizens Voice For the third time since 1974, Luzerne County voters are being asked to approve a home-rule form of county government. ... From Google News Search: "culture" From Yahoo Image Search: "culture" culture????~!? Q. wat three objects/symbols symbolize the culture of islam... i need good ones...thnx... im not sure if colour would count as one :S Asked by girlPuwer124 - Sun May 13 12:23:33 2007 - - 0 Answers - 0 Comments A. i have suggestions, but im not totally sure if its what ur looking for: -the color green (most countries with Islam as the main religion have green in their flags) -a crescent moon -arabic calligraphy/writing Answered by jul_mich - Sun May 13 12:29:55 2007 How does Othello relate to culture and identity? Q. Define culture and identity and explain how it links to the "racist play" Othello. Refer to the characters Rodrigo, Desdemona and Brobantio and examine how they respond differently towards Othello's culture and identity in the preliminary stages of the play as opposed to the end. Asked by Sathius s - Thu Mar 22 02:38:21 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. Dude ... at least have the decency to rephrase the question rather than just copying it off your homework. Answered by jfengel - Thu Mar 22 11:13:41 2007 What culture do you think has the most interesting pottery?
Q. I'm doing a ceramics project, and I need to create a stylized piece of functional pottery that is related to a culture of my choice. Which culture do you think would have elegant, subtle pottery that I can get inspired from? Any links please? I'm really interested in ancient pottery too. Thanks so much! Asked by Dusty - Wed Sep 10 22:56:09 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Mayan pottery is very unique, but not at all subtle, it' bold but attractive. Incan is very interesting as well. Roman pottery is very functional, but not quite as creative. Answered by Taylor - Thu Sep 11 17:46:13 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "culture" Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate") is a term commonly used to indicate the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group, an integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for symbolic thought and social learning, or an excellence of aesthetic taste in the arts and humanities, (also known as high culture). Sourced
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