Explain cultural traits.

(i) Cultural Traits : Culture consists of various units called culture traits. Culture traits, according to Linton, are the individual acts and objects, which constitue the overt expression of a culture.

(ii) Examples 1. : Exchange of rings in marriage, exchange of turban as a symbol of close friendship, rules of kicking the ball in a football game, red cloth, flowers and incensed sticks in religious rites etc., are examples of culture-traits.

(iii) Examples 2. : For example, the spark plug holds importance so long as it is placed at the proper in an engine, ring and vermilion only in marriage and a whistle only during a match in playing-field.