English to English Dictionary

Cultural elite

A relatively small group of people within a society who hold high status, prestige, and influence through their refined taste, education, and control over cultural institutions.

Cultural fabric

The intricate network of social norms, values, and practices that characterize a particular society or community.

Cultural fragmentation

The process or state in which a culture becomes divided into distinct and often conflicting subcultures.

Cultural hegemony

The dominance of one social class over others, achieved through cultural means rather than direct political or economic control.

Cultural identity

The sense of belonging to a particular culture or group, characterized by shared beliefs, values, customs, and practices.

Cultural item

An individual object, artifact, or creation that reflects the traditions, values, and practices of a particular society or group.

Cultural landscape

A geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.

Cultural misunderstanding

A failure to understand or interpret the beliefs, values, or practices of another culture.

Cultural portrayal

The representation or depiction of a culture, its practices, beliefs, and values in various forms of media.

Cultural reference

An allusion to a known element of culture, such as a character, event, piece of art, or social norm, understood by a specific group of people.

Cultural significance

The aesthetic, historic, scientific, social, or spiritual value that a place, practice, object, or tradition holds for past, present, or future generations.

Cultural theory

A framework for analyzing and interpreting cultural practices and beliefs.