Defining the "Culture"

Culture is the life as a whole. Thus include the invention by a mankind and the way of thinking which is fulfill the need of the spiritual and physical aspects that able to bring peace and harmony in life. To generally understand the meaning of culture, culture is the life of the community as a whole or the thoughts and acts heritage from one generation to another generation through the learning process.

However, most people understand that culture only involved the aspects of music, dance, food and fashion. This kind of assumption is kind of narrow and limited definition. For the person who is expert in social science, the concept of culture is wider than mentioned above. In the sociology's perspective, culture includes the elements of belief, politics's value, taboo, morale, law, art, language and other material stuff.

Edward B. Taylor stated the classic definition of the concept of culture;

"Culture is one whole complex thing which consists the knowledge, the belief, art, politeness, law, taboo and other capabilities and habits which gained by mankind as a member of the community".

Source from: http://www.heritage.gov.my/kekkwa/index.php?bahan=viewbudaya.php?id=13&bahasa=bahasa
Credit to : Malaysian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
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