Italian Culture and Society

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As the world evolves so do the people within it, but without much surprise some things do not change that drastically and one of those things is the culture in which a person was born and raised. Even though ones culture or way of life may progress in some ways, it does not totally change. The topic of discussion for this paper will be that of the Italian culture. Who are they really? What types of challenges do they face? Many other topics will be discussed about the Italian society, but first we begin with the basic facts as to who they were.
The first few questions that must be answered in order to understand the Italian culture entirely is who they are, where they are located, how they live their everyday lives, and how they are considered their own culture. With each of these questions answered it will be easier to fully understand this type of community.
Who make-up the Italian culture? Looking at the population of Italy there is a very diverse ethnic group. The most common ethnicity group found in Italy would be Italians, who make up 96% of the population, but there are also north African Arab, Italo-Albanian, Albanian, German, Austrian, and other European groups that fill out the remainder of the population (Zimmermann, 2014). Each of these different groups makes up the population of the Italian culture today. You can find the heart of Italian culture in Italy where these diverse groups live. Italy is a country within the European continent, bordering Austria, France, Slovenia, and Switzerland where all these cultures, in some areas, have combined. Next, let us dive into who the people of the Italian culture really are.
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