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DEFINITION
• Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the
social behavior and norms found in human societies,
as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs,
capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these
groups.
• Context is
the surroundings, circumstances, environment, back
ground or settings that determine, specify, or clarify
the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
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