How does culture replaces instinct in human beings?

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How does culture replaces instinct in human beings?

Answer 1

Culture is the opposite of instinct because instinct is biological and culture is taught. The best example of differentiating culture and instinct is winking vs. blinking. Although they both involve the same muscle action, blinking is done as a biological response to dry the eyes, but winking has an assigned meaning that varies across cultures.

Culture can replace instinct by building skills that can be passed down between generations. Each successive generation of humans does not need to instinctually know what to do in order to survive; we have a shared culture in which that kind of information can be communicated, rather than being bred into our DNA.

Unlike animals, a particular human being will not die if he does not have the instincts to kill his prey himself. Children can be taught to hunt. Or, as culture becomes more complex, children are taught to buy the meat at the store. I cannot think of one thing that we need to know how to do to in order to survive that we cannot be taught within our culture. If having the instinct does not aide in human survival, it will be replaced by culture.

Answer 2

like it forces people that don't know each other into situations like riding an elevator