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Personal culture is the collection of cultures that you belong to at a point in time. Culture is shared understanding that emerges from shared experience. As such, it isn't a personal thing that you define in isolation. However, cultures overlap in a large number of ways such that individuals can have a relatively unique set of cultural memberships. The following are common types of culture that can be included in personal culture.

Traditional Culture

Cultures based on tradition such that they have a long history behind them. These include cultures that you are born into and cultures that you may choose over time.
City Culture
Community Culture
Ethnic Culture
National Culture
Religious Culture
School Culture
Traditional Arts
Traditional Crafts

Subculture

Subcultures have a relatively small membership as compared to large cultures such as a national culture. The term subculture also implies a modern culture that is changing quickly as opposed to a culture based on long standing tradition. These are typically freely chosen as a group that an individual joins.
Art
Events
Fashion
Hobbies
Lifestyle
Music
Organizations
Pastimes

Super Culture

A super culture has a large global footprint such that it serves as a unifying culture that spans many traditional cultures.
High Culture
Popular Culture
Professions
Sports

Summary

Personal culture is what you take from the cultures to which you belong. In other words, how culture shapes you as a person. Culture is a social thing based on shared meaning and shared understanding. However, as people commonly belong to multiple cultures, culture is also a personal thing that is adopted in unique ways by each individual.
Overview: Personal Culture
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Definition
The set of cultures to which an individual belongs.
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