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WHAT IS CULTURE?
The Haffenreffer
Museum of Anthropology
BROWN
each culture has a different set of values, beliefs, and views of the world. Your culture affects
the things you do, including many of your behaviors, but you might not even be aware of it!
Culture is only one thing that can shape your behaviors. Each person has his or her own
taste, talents, and interests. Just as each culture is different, each individual within the
culture is different as well. People can be part of more than one culture — for instance, one
person can be Jewish, a New Englander, and an American. Another person might be Hopi,
a Southwesterner, and also an American. Together they may share a common set of cultural
values and behaviors as Americans. Independently, each may practice different behaviors or
hold different beliefs based on their other cultural or sub-cultural traditions.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe,
Massachusetts;
photograph by Rip Gerry
Cachinahua, Peru;
photograph by
Kenneth M. Kensinger
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