Imitation and culture

Inexperienced learners can't judge which steps are relevant and must rely on the wisdom of more experienced elders and peers.

• The tendency for over-imitation makes it possible to develop skills and technologies over generations.
• Rituals that aren't connected tangibly ...

Cultural relativists claim that no culture has a truer worldview than any other - they are just different.

The anthropological conception of culture is the most productive terrain for cultural relativism. For example, some societies have a clear-cut gender and racial d...

Nature is often seen as the opposite of culture - nature cannot be the result of human interference, and cultural development is achieved against nature.

There is also another take on the relationship between nature and culture. Studies suggest that culture is part of the ecological niche....