CULTURE...

Culture is that invisible bond, which ties the people of a community together. It refers tot he pattern of human activity. The art, literature and religion of a community represent the community's culture. Culture manifests itself through the lifestyle of the individuals of a community. The moral values of the people of a community also represent their culture. The importance of culture lies in its close association with the living of the people. Different cultures of the world have brought in diversity in the ways of life of the people inhabiting different parts of the world. 

Culture is related to the development of one's culture plays an important role in shaping the principles if the individual's life. The cultural values of an individual have deep impact on his/her attitude towards life. Culture is the ultimate system of social control where people monitor their own standards and behaviour. A community's culture lays the foundation of the living of its people. The cultural values serve as the founding principles of one's life. They shape an individual's thinking and influence his/her mindset.

Culture gives an individual a unique identity. The culture of community gives its people a character of their own. culture shapes the personality of community. The language that a community speaks, the art forms it hosts, its staple food, its customs, traditions and festivities comprise the community's culture. The importance of culture cannot be stressed enough as it is an integral part of living. Culture refers to the pattern of human activity and the symbols, which give significance to this activity. Culture is represented through the art, literature, costumes, customs and traditions of community. Different cultures exist in different parts of the world. The natural environment greatly affects the lifestyle of the people of that region, thus inhabiting different regions of the world.  

The culture values of community give it an identity of its own. A community gains a character and a personality of its own, because of the culture of its people. Culture is shared by the members of community. It is learned and passed from the older generations to the newer ones. For an effective transfer of culture from one generation to another, it has to be translated into symbols. Language, art and religion serve as the symbolic means of transfer of cultural values between generation. Culture is a bond that ties the people of a region or community together. It is that one common bond, which brings the people of a community together. The customs and traditions that the people of community follow, the festivals they celebrate, the kind of clothing they wear, the food they eat, and most importantly, the cultural values they adhere to, bind them together. Culture is seen as a system of social control, wherein people shape their standards and behaviour. 

The cultural values form the founding principles of one's life. They influence one's way of living and thus impact social life. There are different types of culture across the world and each culture has its unique essence. While defining the term 'culture', there are several elements that together constitute as the culture of a particular region or the culture of particular people. The various languages are essentially an important part of the culture. Every society or every civilization has a set of norms, which are an inseparable part, and an important element of the culture. The social values of a particular civilization are also considered as an element of the culture. 

The values of a culture often refer to the things to be achieved or the things, which are considered of great worth or value in a particular culture. Social collectives refer to the social groups, organizations, communities, institutions, classes and societies, which are considered as symbolic social constructions. A status or a social role is nothing but a slot or position within a group or society, which gives an overall idea of the social structure and hence is an important element of culture.