30 Examples of a Culture System

John Spacey, August 28, 2022

A culture system are the intangible human elements that emerge around social and economic systems. At the level of society these systems are well defined and include things like laws that are written down and infrastructure that is tangible. Culture is opposite -- it is completely intangible and shaped by the people who participate in it. This emerges with time and can't be centrally controlled. It is also ambiguous with no authority that can define the rules of a culture at a point in time. The following are common examples of a culture system.

Class Culture	Community Culture
Consumer Culture	Ethnic Culture
Family Culture	Finance Culture
Global Culture / Cosmopolitanism	Holiday Culture (e.g. Halloween Culture)
Ideologies	Industry Culture
Institutional Culture (e.g. culture of a university)	Internet Culture
Language	Market Culture
Media Culture	Music Scenes
National Culture	Neighborhood Culture
Political Culture	Professional Culture
Religions	School Culture
Social Media Culture	Subcultures
Super Cultures	Technology Culture
The Art World	The Culture Surrounding a Sport
Traditional Culture	Working Culture

Culture is the top level of a system whereby systems tend to move with culture. For example, you can set all the policies, procedures and internal controls that you want for an organization but the organization will continue to be greatly defined by its culture -- an intangible force that emerges with shared experience such that it is beyond the control of management.

Overview: Culture System
Type	Human Culture
Definition	The culture that emerges around a system.
Also Known As	Cultural System
Related Concepts	Human Culture » Society » Culture » System »