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Four Features of Culture

Anthropologists do not define culture by listing its contents. They define it by four features that anything cultural must have: it is learned, it is shared, it is symbolic, and it is integrated. Tap each feature, then work through real cases — and finish by clicking the web of domains to see how pulling one thread moves the rest.

Learned

The four-part test

Learnedacquired, never inherited
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