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What is culture? Identify and discuss each main component of culture.

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The expert determines what is culture. The main component of culture are discussed and identified.

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Culture can be defined as:

"The total, generally organized way of life, including values, norms, institutions, and artifacts, that is passed on from generation to generation by learning alone" -- Dictionary of Modern Sociology.

United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization UNESCO (2002) described culture as follows:

"Culture should be regarded as the set of distinctive ...

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