Topic: Culture.

Question N 1: what is culture?

If we ask that question to people in my opinion most of them will give a vague answer. Why?
Because they don’t think about complicated things such as this. It is easy to define culture, but
it is extremely hard to understand and comprehend it. Some think that culture is a perception
of ourselves, or it is a tool to “see” life, or that it gives people common values, or it is a power
which unites people. Culture can be changed because culture is us and we shape it in a way we
want it to be. Our beliefs, values and traits are diverse, but understanding them is the best
thing about it. We learn about others and we become more open-minded, humble and
tolerant. And due to this “thing” being so complex is why some group of people study it, just
like a science.
Question N2: what it cultural studies?
With a little research a found out that cultural studies is a field of research which investigates
the ways culture creates and transforms individual experiences, everyday life, social relations
and powers.
Instead of it trying to find an answer which will once and for all define something it develops
alongside culture, as we know people shape culture and they change everyday, so it needs to
keep up with those changes.
Question N3: how does cultural studies differ from sociology?
From what I understood sociology is a study which helps us to understand how we use and
reveal our characteristics in groups and interact, but cultural studies gives us an opportunity to
comprehend those features-traits (like what are they and from where they come from).
Question N4: which might be more helpful in studying human societies?
I think they both depend on each other. On the one hand. Society cannot exist without culture
and its understanding, on the other hand there won’t be any culture without society.
But in the end sociology in the main “study” of people’s behavior. Cultural study is one of the
biggest assets sociology has.