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Culture is a complex web of expectations acquired by people of a society that dictates human activity. “Culture is not static� (Hill, 2007). It evolves over time from the values and norms embraced by a society, that are formed because of the political and economical philosophy, social structure, religion, language and education influences to which the society is exposed (Hofstede, 2003). The word ‘tradition’ derives from the Latin word ‘tr�diti�’ meaning “to hand down/over�, in this way the term ‘traditional culture’ (Wikipedia, 2008) suggests conducting human activity based on the values and norms of a society that no longer exists because it has since evolved.
This essay will present the advantages and disadvantages of both preserving and abandoning traditional culture. It will then be argued that the question of whether to preserve or abandon traditional culture has little to do with the specifics of the culture its self. Rather the choice of cultures......

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