Which is the best definition of culture?
A. Appropriate way to behave within a group
B. Choice of appropriate lifestyle behaviors by a group
C. The learned and shared beliefs, values, and lifeways of a group that are generally transmitted from one generation to the next
D. Unconscious behaviors of a group
ANS: C
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