Culture vocabulary

Culture refers to the features held by a social group, which may be as small as a family or a tribe, or as large as a racial or ethnic group or a nation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, norms of behavior such as law and morality, and systems of belief. Here are 10 words and phrases that are often used when talking about culture.

norms (n)

rituals (n)

individualist (adj)

heritage (n)

staple diet (n)

distinctive (adj)

artifacts (n)

express (v)

collectivist (adj)

behavior (n)

Research the meaning of the 10 words and when you are ready, complete the vocabulary exercise below: