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Cultural Influences

In order to understand the role language, symbols and religion play in shaping cultural influences, we must first understand the nature or definition of the words - language, symbol and religion. Language is words, their pronunciation, and even the methods of combining them as utilized and understood by a particular community. Even more directly, language is a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of items known as signs, sounds, gestures, or marks, each having its own understood meanings as suggested by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings. A symbol then, is something that represents or suggests something else by reason of its very relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance. It may also be an act, a sound, or object having cultural significance such as the Star of David or Swastika and the capacity to excite or objectify a response as a result of viewing the symbol.

Religion is the service and worship of a god or god group. It is also the supernatural commitment or devotion to such a religious faith or observance. Fundamental to almost every culture on Earth is a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices.

It is important to understand the inextricable link that culture shares with language.

The word 'culture' is now ubiquitous. From politics to business, from lifestyle to the media, everyone talks about culture. Together with business, it is the new language of our times. But it was not always so. Until the late 1970's, culture was a term used for the most part to describe the artistic tastes of the elite. (Jacques, 1997)

It is the study of children and their language development and connection that clarifies this point. Contemporary societal culture has advanced to a point that children develop in a more advanced way with special abilities to ask questions, to doubt, and to wonder. This ad...

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