Culture, and what it is for us (1,4,7)

Hey all, Victor here,

    We all know that culture is defined as "The learned behavior of member if a given social group". So basically its saying that culture is how someone acts in a certain area of the world. However, that seems too vague. Culture should be defined as "The learned interactions of members of a given social group". This adds that culture isn't just about how one person acts, but how that person acts with other people around other people.

    In addition to this, one could even add "The learned interactions and reactions of members of a given social group". This way, it can truly capture the full meaning of culture, because in culture, it isn't only one sided interaction, and nor is it simply a pre-coded answer, although the culture will influence the reaction. In culture, it is always two or more sentient beings (Humans) interacting with each other, and thus, must include the reactions of both.

    Due to the unfinished definition of Culture, it causes some inhibition. With all dominant cultures, it will always be there because that is what is widely accepted as to be the proper way to interact in a social environment. This is not always a bad thing, as it allows for social uniformity and thus the ability to understand the role of another person in a social group. However, if one member of the social group challenges the standard culture, it causes distrust within the community.

    This also seems to be the case with today's culture, and it has almost become a broken-record reaction, with pre-set triggers and pre-set responses. If anyone is to voice their opinion, if it goes against standard thinking, it will usually be shot down with someone saying along the lines "You shouldn't think that way, and your opinions are invalidated due to it". This is very hypocritical thinking, as is often seen with one social group being mistreated or mistrusted, and breaking off due to it, only to later mistreat or mistrust another group. An example might be when the europeans came over to the northern americas because of religious persecution. However, they began to persecute others due to the fact that they weren't of the same religious denomination as them.

    However, this thinking may be caused simply due to reactions from what iI have experienced. That is one of my weaknesses as a media literate person, as I take emotion into account for validity, and thus become a hypocrite. It seems as though people are unable to allow