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</div> The word '''''culture''''', from ''colo, -ere'', with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of activity of a population and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, the activity of a population | </div> The word '''''culture''''', from ''colo, -ere'', with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of activity of a population and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, the activity of a population | ||
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Revision as of 19:27, 17 February 2006
The word culture, from colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of activity of a population and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, the activity of a population