Written by Jonathan R. Wynn (University of Massachusetts Amherst) as part of A Sociology Experiment. To read this chapter, add it to your cart, complete the checkout process, return to this page, and select “Read Now” to open the Bookshelf reader.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to: define culture and its basic components from a sociological perspective; illustrate how culture is made and produced; recognize the influence of culture on social lives; and analyze different issues related to cultural studies.