Definition of Culture

After the readings, I think that a concise and overarching definition of culture could be the way of life of a specific group of people. The phrase "way of life" includes language, values, religion or lack thereof, food, music, products produced, commonly shared experiences etc. I think that the articles did a good job expanding on what aspects are a part of culture, and how or why they affect it, but I get the sense that, as Bodley put it, " culture is a social phenomenon;" with people affecting it as it affects the people who are a part of it.

I think that popular culture is somewhat different from culture, in the sense that its more transient. Popular culture is something that affects everyone living in society weather they are a part of a smaller subculture or not. Popular culture is also more transient, it can be a fashion trend, phrase, or music or other new information. I think that while some parts of popular culture are important because they change up the previous culture and allow it to evolve, usually popular culture changes over time.