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It Is Learned. ? Culture Is Transmitted from Generation to Generation. ? Culture Is Based on Symbols. ? Culture Is Subject to Change. ? Culture Is an Integrated System. ? Culture Is Ethnocentric. Culture Is Ethnocentric ? Sumner defined ethnocentrism as the technical name for the view of things in which one39。 It Is Learned. ? Culture Is Transmitted from Generation to Generation. ? Culture Is Based on Symbols. ? Culture Is Subject to Change. ? Culture Is an Integrated System. ? Culture Is Ethnocentric. Culture Is Transmitted from Generation to Generation ? If a culture is to endure, it must make certain that its crucial messages and elements are not only shared, but are passed on to future generations. In this way, the past bees the present and helps prepare for the future. Characteristics of Culture ? Culture Is Not Innate。s tongue is his sword. ? A single arrow is easily broken, but not in a bunch. ? He who stirs another39。Chapter Two Culture and Intercultural Communication Human beings draw close to one another by their mon nature, but habits and customs keep them apart. Confucius Warmup Case ? Fish Is Fish Learning Objectives ? Define the term of culture ? Describe the characteristics of culture ? Understand the nature of culture ? Be aware of cultural differences Culture ? Some people in many parts of the world put dogs in their ovens, but people in the United States put them on their couches and beds. Why? ? Some people in Iran pray five times each d