Edward Tylor (1871):

‘Culture ... includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other  habits acquired by man as a member of society.’

Ruth Benedict (1934):

‘What really binds men together is their culture, -- the ideas and the standards they have in common.’

Culture is a word for people's 'way of life', meaning the way they do things. Different groups of people may have different cultures. A culture is passed on to the next generation by learning, whereas genetics are passed on by heredity. Culture is seen in people's writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking, and in what they do (Wikipedia)

Margaret Mead (1937):

A culture...can mean the forms of traditional behavior which are characteristics of a given society, or of a group of societies, or of a certain race, or of a certain area, or of a certain period of time.

Ward Goodenough (1971)

The term culture [refers to] what is learned, ... the things one needs to know in order to meet the standards of others.

Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Today, in the United States as in other countries populated largely by immigrants, the culture is influenced by the many groups of people that now make up the country. (anon)

           

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Culture describes the cumulative influences on a group of people or society–their collective knowledge, characteristics and learned behaviours.  (WTM)

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE MY CULTURE?

Language

What is spoken at home?

What do I speak with my  friends?

Can I speak more than one language?

Religion

What is my religion?

Does this play a big part in my life? How?

Food

What are some traditional dishes from my culture?

What kind of food do I eat at home?

Clothes

What clothes are traditionally worn by people from my culture?

Would I wear these always/sometimes/never?

What do I normally wear?

Celebrations/ traditions/ ceremonies

A few that are specific to my culture are...

Which do I participate in?

Are all the celebrations I take part in from the same culture?

Music and entertainment

What kind of music and films are played most at home?

What are my favourite films and types of music?

Are these from the same culture?