What is the general difference between society and culture?

a. society stresses the idea that we are all born with certain talents and abilities
b. culture refers to a specific geographic territory
c. society tends to refer to a bounded political entity, culture tends to refer to learned idea, beliefs and customs
d. culture is a political tool used to promote one group’s claim to power over another


Answer is b. culture refers to a specific geographic territory (The people who live in a specific geographic territory, interact with each other, and share many elements of a common culture. Culture unites the social structure, whereas society constructs it.)

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