Research on Culture

Over the years, numerous perspectives on culture have emerged. The essentialist view, which claimed that culture is predefined and static, has evolved to a more constructivist view, which sees culture as dynamic, always evolving, and multifaceted.

The essentialist view of culture is predicated on the notion that a culture has fixed characteristics, with member diversity being seen as incidental. This method is unsuitable in modern settings when people frequently migrate, travel, and interact with others constantly. Essentialism tends to distance us from the dynamic and evolving concept of culture that is required for the calm development of intercultural approaches (Ferréol, 2015).

Culture is defined by interactions between people, according to the constructivist viewpoint; it is fluid in its representation and is constantly evolving and adapting to the realities experienced by its members. Culture evolves and reshapes over time as a result of its members' interactions with members of other cultures and their environments, cultural and economic exchanges, and globalization.

Several theories, models and frameworks have been advanced to explain culture. An examination of all definitions is beyond the scope of this toolkit, however, ones thought to be most relevant to this project are addressed below.