Sociology / Unit 3 Soc 0294 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cultural Universals
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The idea
A cultural universal is a pattern or trait found in every known human culture, though the specific form it takes differs everywhere.
In practice
Every society marks death somehow; the rites, the timing, and who attends vary completely.
Where people slip
The universal is the category, never the particular practice filling it.
Your place on the trail
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