The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is long been taken as a defining feature of the genus Homo. However, primatologists such as Jane Goodall have identified aspects of culture among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.Goodall, J. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior.

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For once in my life, im not looking forward to society and culture. This whole merging of classes seriously sucks.
JustinRylewski (Justin Rylewski) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:09:32 -0000
For once in my life, im not looking forward to society and culture. This whole merging of classes seriously sucks.
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