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Week 7, Chapter 19
Geertz defines the word culture and what it is in the beginning of Chapter 19. Even though there are so many different definitions that can fit into the term "culture", I agree with Geertz's definition. He defines it as "webs of significance systems of shared meaning." (p. 251) Geertz stated what culture was and was not. He said that "culture is not whole or undivided" (p. 251), which made me agree with his definition of culture the most. I think that culture is not just one thing, it is not whole. It has many aspects and influences to it. I think that it is a certain way of life or doing something. It can't just be one thing or another. Culture is fluid and can't just be black or white, or whole and undivided. It is broken into all of these different parts that can also intertwine with each other. Like a web, it all goes in separate ways or paths but it also connects in some ways.
2 comments:
I agree with you that culture cannot be defined as one specific thing because it can mean so many things. It's like a massive web of confusion but it all comes back to a center or a starting point. The center is the shared meaning, and the rest of the web represents all the different systems. Culture is not a linear thing, it's a tangle of web that is never whole and can never be divided.
Culture is definitely comprised of many factors. Even in science, culture has meaning. Culture is everywhere and you take it in whenever you want. I wonder what each area of study defines culture as. One thing is for sure, it probably is a very broad topic.
CGH compared culture as a web and I like the way that works. It can actually help someone understand it better. In the center could be the world and througout the web there could be the different countries, cities, people, regions, etc. It would go on and on.
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