高等学校研究生英语系列教材(听说教程)(上)Unit4.pptVIP

The term culture has been defined in many ways. Howard defines it as the customary manner in which human groups learn to recognize their behavior and thoughts. I define culture as the way of life of a group of people. In that way, culture is in essence the moulder of human behavior of a certain group. Culture has several major components. The first important one is material possessions, which refer to objects like books or clothes. The non-material component can be illustrated by the following parts: values, norms, beliefs, emotions, attitudes, aspirations, laws, and symbols.