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One society contains many cultural worlds
A subculture shares distinctive practices within a larger society.
The idea
Membership does not mean rejecting every wider social value. People can belong to several groups at once.
An example
A professional community develops vocabulary and routines that outsiders do not immediately recognise.
Put it into practice
Avoid treating a whole society as culturally identical.
Further reading: OpenStax · Sociology 3e ↗
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A distinctive cultural group within a larger society
Distinctive practices can exist within a wider shared social setting.
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