Explaing that culture shapes personality.

1. Every individual behaves in a specific way because of being shaped by a specific culture. This behaviour would be unique for them who do not belong to that culture.

2. Example : (a) Once upon a time, there was a practice of sati among a section of people of Hindu Society. Though it was not a general practice contrywide, the widows dared rush to the funeral fire of their deceased husbands to burn themselves along with them This would be a horrifying and inhuman act for the women who belonged to other communities where sati was not a practice. This practice is now legally banned (since 1829 A.D.) in the country and it is ensured that this practice does not recure.

(b) A Japanese of Samurai community in old Japan would stab a sword in his stomatch, if suffered a disgrace. This type of suicide was called hara - kiri.

3. Culture shapes people to fit a particular way of life: It (culture) moulds their ideas and beliefs.

(a) Offering an organ (for example head or finger or thumb) of own body to show devotion to God and to placate Him (for almighty) were once related to common religious practice in some old communities of our society.

(b) Women get their earlobes or the septum nose pierced to dangle jewels from them. They do it because their culture demands.

(c) Some traditional Indian women observe pardah whereas, some modern ones prefer to wear clothes as per the western culture. A particular type of dress is a part of culture of the society it belongs.

(d) Traditional dress of Bengalis is different from that of Gujaratis.

(e) Turban is an essential part of the traditional dress of Sikhs.

(f) Indian greet their elders in one way and Europeans in other.