9. cultural template

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A cultural template is the outline for any given culture. It has "predictable form and content" and it "[shapes] behavior and consciousness within a society from generation to generation." A cultural template is different for every culture, because it is the structure that that culture is built on.

(Quotes and information taken from "Neolithic Revolution." Cultural Foundations of Ancient Eastern Civilizations. Compiled by Rosie Beniretto Published in Houston, Texas by St. John's School, 2013-2014)

An example of a cultural template would be language. "Language is transmitted culturally; that is, it is learned," Therefore, language is a cultural template, because it acts as a structure for that culture from generation to generation.

(Quote from [1], Language, by David Crystal)

By Sean Jackson