Answer to Question #120404 in Sociology for Jeffery Amartey

Question

What are the characteristics of culture

In what ways do these characteristics affect the nature of interaction in
i. Rural areas
ii. Urban areas

Answer 1

1.Culture is learned. It is not biological

2.Culture is shared

3.Culture is dynamic.

In rural areas, culture is more likely to be easily learnt as people live in larger communities of the same origin while in urban areas culture will hardly be learnt due to existance of people with different cultures living in a given locality

Culture will hardly be shared in urban areas due to existance of different with cultural differences whereas in rural areas it is easily shared due to existance of people who share the same language or beliefs

Culture is likely to change in urban areas due to interaction of people from different cultures while in rural areas culture is likely not to change due to interaction of people who share the same culture