Compare And Contrast Essay: Culture Vs. Instinct

Culture is defined the values , beliefs, behavior, and material objects that, together, form a people’s way of life while instinct can be defined as a biological programing over which animals have no control over, instinct can also be refereed as fixed, biologically inherited, complex human behavior patterns. Culture is a more effective strategy for survival than reliance on instinct because most human behaviors are as a result of social learning rather than instincts. Without culture society will not conform to a particular law.

Some symbols differ in meaning according to culture. A flag for an example indicates patriotism. The confederate flag for some people represents patriotism but to some people in America it reminds them of the blood that was shed by African Americans and to them represents the institution of slavery. In the Philippines pointing of finger at a person is considered an insult while the same expression does not hold same meaning in the United States.

I grew up in Nigeria and some of the mores I learned as a kid is that you don’t talk back to your elder no matter what circumstance it is. Also as a kid, food was served in different plates, we were always taught to let our seniors take their desirable plate before the younger ones. While eating, you are expected to finish your food first

before eating the meat.
Another folkway I learned growing up is that during a storm, I should turn-off all electronics.
Virtual culture has impacted me both negatively and positively but more of positively. My family is still in Nigeria, I have no problem skyping or facetiming them rather than the traditional letter writing and photo sending through the mail. I stay in contact with a lot friends through social media be it twitter or Facebook and also makes it easier to reconnect with long lost friends. The negative impact is despite the fact it connects me with people I like, I am still connected with people I don’t like. For example, I still see the picture of my ex across my timeline, despite the fact we are no longer together, her picture across my timeline brings back memories which I choose to remember.
Nigeria is made up of a lot of subcultures.

The Igbos are the people of eastern Nigeria and these people really love money a lot. They are industrious and hardworking; they can go to any extent in other to rich. This might be good until some people can keep up with their mates, they divert to other means to make money which most times are through crimes. The view of the Igbo is to make money no matter what it . Many of these people do not believe in higher learning, after high school the next thing is to find a means to make money. Other cultures believe that money is the root of evil but the people of Igbo believe that not getting money is root of all

evil