Cultural code refers to several related concepts about the body of shared practices, expectations and conventions specific to a given domain of a
culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...
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Under one interpretation, a cultural code is seen as defining a set of images that are associated with a particular group of
stereotypes in our minds. This is sort of cultural unconscious, which is hidden even from our own understanding, but is also seen in our actions. The cultural codes of a nation helps to understand the behavioral responses characteristic of that nation's citizens. The key codes in understanding specific behaviors differentiate between religion, gender, relationships, money, food, health, and cultures.
[Clotaire R. The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do. New York, 2006. ]
See also
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Code (semiotics)
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Collective unconscious
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Meme
References
Code
Crowd psychology
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