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ideal culture

Definition of Ideal Culture

(noun) The standards and valuessociety tries to have or pretends to have.

Example of Ideal Culture

Ideal Culture Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: i·de·al cul·ture

Audio Pronunciation

– American English
– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /ie-dEEl kUHl-chuhr/
  • British English – /ie-dIUHl kUHl-chuh/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /aɪˈdil ˈkʌlʧər/
  • British English – /aɪˈdɪəl ˈkʌlʧə/

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Works Consulted

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Cite the Definition of Ideal Culture

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “ideal culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/ideal-culture/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

ideal culture. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/ideal-culture/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “ideal culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/ideal-culture/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“ideal culture.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/ideal-culture/>.