ABSTRACT
Cross-cultural studies suggest that language, motivation, cognition, emotion, and social relations differ from culture to culture because they are culturally constructed and required. There are many definitions of culture among anthropologists. The preferred definition of this author lies within the cultural-ecological school of anthropology. The influence of culture on behavior, and hence on human attributes, can be readily observed by comparing the solutions that different populations have developed for some common problems. Culture influences the vocabulary or concept in a language because it uses the language to codify its members’ environment and their experiences. Studies of mathematical knowledge and behaviors in different cultures provide examples of their cultural context. The influence of cultural frame of reference can be observed in the interaction between members of subordinate or minority groups and members of the dominant groups in plural societies. Culture, cultural differences, and cultural frames of reference are what children develop or learn as they grow up.
