Culture has several distinguishing characteristics. (1)Culture is symbolic. It is based on symbols-abstract ways of referring to and understanding ideas. Objects feelinga, or behaviors-and the ability to communicate with symbols using language (2)Culture is learned. While people biolocally inherit many physical traits and behavioral instincts, culture is socially inherited. A person must learn culture from other people in a society. (3) Culture is shared. People in the same society share common behaviors and ways of thinking through culture . (4) Culture is adaptive. People use culture to flexibly and quickly adjust to changes in the word around them. Details are as follows;