The Role of Culture in Shaping Identity and Civic Responsibility

Running head: CULTURE
CULTURE
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CULTURE1
Culture is a significant concept in philosophy which may become complicated in
understanding its definition. However when the concept is understood, the phenomenon of
culture reflects its importance in philosophy. A person’s culture plays several roles since birth
and continues till death. It shapes point of view, behavior and the way of perceiving the world
(Vannini, Phillip, Waskul, and Gottschalk). The primary aim of this paper is to manifest the way
culture has a significant role in our life with the help of cultural reflection, cultural comparison
and cultural accommodation. The paper will also aim to understand my civic responsibilities as a
part of a particular community and the way it is associated with culture along with the
perspective of two thinkers on this specific concepts and phenomenon.
According to Max Weber, the concept of culture is perceived as a value that has been
generated through the long historical process. The historical process is acts as the foundation or
the superstructure of types of culture that have own essence, the rhythm and forms of
development. Every person has their unique culture and identity (Swedberg and Agevall). To a
great extent culture is a major contributing factor in shaping an individual’s identity. An
individual builds its beliefs and morals from the foundation that is laid by their culture. I belong
from one of the country that is named after the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Nepal’s culture is a
fusion of Tibeto-mangolian and Indo-Aryan that have a long history of migration, trade and
conquest. The inter-relation between Culture and identity stands very true in the Nepal. The
lifestyle of Nepal is largely influenced by its culture. Since I have grown up in Nepal, and
coming to a different state now I can identify the differences. Within Nepal, there are many more
cultures with variety of castes, religions and ethnic groups. More than one typical culture have
helped me understand that people are different. It is not surprising to me to find someone
different from culture with different perspective. We speak ‘Nepali’ language in most of the