Definition of Real Culture
(noun) The standards and values a society actually has, instead of pretends or tries to have.
Real Culture Pronunciation
Syllabification: re·al cul·ture
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /rEE-uhl kUHl-chuhr/
- British English – /rIUHl kUHl-chuh/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /riəl ˈkʌlʧər/
- British English – /rɪəl ˈkʌlʧə/
Usage Notes
- Plural: real cultures
- Real culture is contrasted to ideal culture.
- A type of culture.
Additional Information
Related Terms
- culture
- group
- high culture
- low culture
- mass culture
- material culture
- microculture
- nonmaterial culture
- norm
- society
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Cite the Definition of Real Culture
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “real culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 28, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/real-culture/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
real culture. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/real-culture/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “real culture.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/real-culture/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“real culture.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/real-culture/>.