the holisticholistic means whole, the holistic study of culture means studying the entire context of a culture, such as language, religion, celebrations, organizations, rituals, etc., rather than focusing on one or two themes or components set of learned ideas, beliefs, customs, behaviors, and languagea system of symbols that allow people to communicate with each other, also the MOST symbolic way that culture is passed down that is shared among a cultural group or societya group of people who are all interdependent and interconnected by their cultural connections; they live in patterned ways and their behaviors in various circumstances are well established; for instance in the Western world most people adhere to lines (cue) at bus stops, or movie theaters, or when checking out at a grocery store; patterned and regular ways of doing things are expected and accepted – in other words: everyday life within a population
