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Notes on Anthropology
 Culture is made up of the
elements that societies
produce and teach. From
arts and languages, to
rituals and roles, to history
and economic structures,
culture helps form our
identities and shows us
how to function within
society.
 Cultures are not static but adapt over time in
response to internal or external changes,
such as new technologies or changes in
climate or population.
 We are shaped by our family and our DNA,
but the culture shapes how we fit into the
world and what our identity is.
 By looking at other cultures, we can become
aware of some of our own cultural
assumptions and different ways of knowing
the world and the people in it.
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