What is Culture?

In class we tried to define the concept "culture" and we saw that it is very difficult to do so. There's not a specific definition but different scientist postulate different theories trying to define culture.

1. Matthew Arnold's theory was the first one we discussed about. He  says that culture is the study of perfection. Its origin is not curiosity but the love of perfection, thus, meaning that culture is something we aspire to.
2. Then we tried to discuss about culture being  something outside of us that we learn or are born into. For example Claude Levi Strauss says that culture is made up of rules of conduct, which are not invented and whose function is generally not understood by people who obey them. Also, Edward Tyler states that culture is acquired by a man as a member of a society. Both scientist think that culture is something outside of humans.
3. Finally we read about Clifford Geertz that says that culture is developed by humans the same as a spider develops a spider web. Claude Levi Strauss also says that culture is the residues of rules of traditions acquired in the different types of social structure through which each human group has passed.
4. In my opinion, culture is something developed by humans as Geertz and Levi Strauss said.