Culture Characteristics

Culture is defined as the knowledge that is transmitted orally from one person to another or in a social group, speaking exclusively of a closed circle, so the culture of one nation can be differentiated from the culture of another nation.

If we define the word etymologically, we will see that the word "culture" is translated directly into cultivation, which is similar to the process of cultivation of the field, so we can understand that culture is an educational process but of oral or regional.

As there is also the definition of culture to designate a person (man or woman), who has a certain accumulation of information or who has a correct social attitude, we would have to differentiate the culture of education, which would be the activity of teaching in the systematic to other people a certain information (school), but it is also a type of behavior of a certain place or even a family.

For the same we can establish the characteristics of culture from the idiosyncratic point of view, that is, it would be the information transmitted in the family circle or in the regional scope of a place.

Differences and characteristics of culture:

Transmission.- Culture has the main peculiarity of being transmitted and does not require effort for its assimilation. Thus, in a locality, when celebrating or recalling past events, they are suggesting to the individual, turning that knowledge into culture. We can define this as the naturalness of learning; We will take as an example the consumption of wine in France or Mexican food. Thus, there are aspects that are universal in the region, but by taking the learned culture to the extreme, a culture can be created. completely alien as happens with the introduction of music or customs from other places, an example would be Rock in a place Caribbean.

Imposition.- Culture can be imposed, by establishing a specific type of information, what happens in the mass media.

Universality.- A palpable aspect of universal culture is religions, since they are transmitted through the family and become information with a direct effect on consciousness. Justice has a similar moral quality, and this is also instilled through direct contact although it is explained in depth in the school system.

Symbolism.- Culture is also a symbol, which can differentiate one group from another, allowing for stereotyping.

Identity.- Culture is also a symbol of identity, since in a region you can find different cultures or in a nation you can find cultural expressions that will distinguish them. Thus we can exemplify it with the Veracruz cultures and the Oaxacan culture, where it is lifestyle, food, training and even the form of worship are clearly distinguishable, although they contain some cultural characteristics universal.

Humanity.- Culture only occurs in people, and although it can be absorbed or instilled, it always requires the suggestion and acceptance of the individual, a faculty that animals do not have, which can only be taught or tamed.

Thus, in conclusion, it is understood that culture is always learned, whether instilled or imposed, and that culture adapts, goes evolving with society and is closely linked to education, which is ultimately the ideal cultivation tool for the formation of people.