Chao and Moon (2005) offer a meta-framework to highlight these complexities and also provide a way to conceptualize culture in a meaningful and practical fash- ion. Their approach includes a three-component taxonomy labeled the Cultural Mosaic. According to this framework, an individual’s cultural identity results from interactions among demographic (age, gender, race, ethnicity), geographic (coun- try/regional, urban/rural, climate) and associational (family, religion, profession, politics) dimensions.