human thinking and behavior are extremely flexible, and steered by environmental variation and social learning.
Edward Tylor, the founding father of cultural anthropology, famously articulated a holistic variation on this theme, describing culture as
that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capacities acquired by man as a member of society
Culture is information transmitted between individuals or groups, where this information flows through and brings about the reproduction of, and a lasting change in, the behavioral trait. (Ramsey 2013: 466)
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