Defining Culture: The Definition Of Culture

What defines culture. Is it how we picture our selves in a society, our daily practices or even how we interact within our community. The answer to that question is hard to come across as almost every experienced anthropologist will proclaim, culture is strictly personal. It is what makes us who we are our beliefs and opinions on the world. As reference in the Mariam Webster Dictionary, culture is “ the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time” “Culture." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. I believe the definition of culture relates to every aspect of my life. What I do, when I do it, how I dress or even the fashion in which I express my feeling. Culture is a diverse being which reaches out to many aspects of how we define ourselves as both individuals and community members.

North Americans have been taught from generation to generation that we must dress both appropriately and professionally to be respected in our community. School conducts have been enforcing this conduct, not allowing adolescence to wear un professional clothing such as spaghetti straps and what are known as booty shorts. These rules are known as cultural norms, these rules portray what rules as to what students should dress like based on cultural bias. So what are dress codes anywayDress codes are put in place to prevent students from dressing too provocatively thus causing a distraction and altering learning for other students. issue which surrounds all culture including school dress codes is that it creates communities which have opinions of what they believe is the right. This creates tension as to what is socially acceptable in different cultures. In the paragraphs below I will be explain my opinions on school dress codes and how I believe they could benefit schools across North