The Dynamics of Culture

One of the factors that makes the world an interesting globe is the diversity of the cultures of its various nations. There are several definitions put forward for the term:
(1) Recurrent, accepted and expected ways of thinking and acting.
(2) A collection of knowledge, belief, art, morals, law and customs acquired by man as a member of society.
(3) Patterns of behaviour, attitudes, values and ideas that people learn in connection with social living.
Whatever the definition, the most noticeable feature about culture, is that it is a common behaviour among a group of persons. In other words, any activity that is carried out by one individual cannot be viewed as culture, if other members of the group to which that individual belongs are not also participating in that particular activity.

Behaviour, in the definition of culture, does not refer to just an act but moreso to thinking, and feelings as well as actions. Further, this type of behaviour is learned – a type...