Language
language is crucial to communication and thus to any society’s culture. Different cultures have varied languages that they can interpret and get the intended message.
Children learn language from their culture just as they learn about shaking hands, about gestures, and the significance of the flag and other symbols.
Norms
Cultures differ widely in their norms, or standards and expectations for behaving. What is accepted in one culture may be a taboo in another culture. for example, in some cultures, female genital mutilation is allowed. In contrast, in other cultures, it is entirely unheard of.
Rituals
Different cultures also have various rituals or established procedures and ceremonies that often mark transitions in the life course. As such, practices both reflect and transmit a culture’s norms and other elements from one generation to the next
Values
Values are another essential element of culture and involve judgments of what is good or bad and desirable or undesirable. A culture’s values shape its norms.
Symbols
Every culture is filled with symbols, or things that stand for something else and that often evoke various reactions and emotions. Some symbols are types of nonverbal communication, while other symbols are material objects. For instance,
gestures, movements of the hand, arm, or other parts of the body that are meant to convey specific ideas or emotions. However, the same gesture can mean one thing in one society and something entirely different in another society.