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When anthropologists use the term “culture,” they are referring to the collection of practices and customs which are characteristic of individuals in one community but which are not shared by individuals of the same species who live in another community. They also mean that the differences between the two communities are not genetically programmed. Children and adolescents learn these customs and practices either by watching the adults or by receiving active instruction from the adults.

Quote ID: 00910

Author

Leonard Sax

Source

The Collapse Of Parenting

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