Organizations and Cultures

Topical:	Culture consists of everything on a list of topics, or categories, such as social organization, religion, or economy
Historical:	Culture is social heritage, or tradition, that is passed on to future generations
Behavioral:	Culture is shared, learned human behavior, a way of life
Normative:	Culture is ideals, values, or rules for living
Functional:	Culture is the way humans solve problems of adapting to the environment or living together
Mental:	Culture is a complex of ideas, or learned habits, that inhibit impulses and distinguish people from animals
Structural:	Culture consists of patterned and interrelated ideas, symbols, or behaviors
Symbolic:	Culture is based on arbitrarily assigned meanings that are shared by a society

Bodley, John H. (1994). An Anthropological Perspective
From Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System. Retrieved February 4, 2010, from
http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_culture/culture-definitions/bodley-text.html