Chapter 8, Questions 1-6

1. How did E. B. Tyler define culture.
He defined culture as "a complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, custom, and any other capabilites and habits acquired by man as a member of society"

2. What changes would you make to this definition? How do you define culture?
I agree with Tyler's definition, it is very close to mine, his just is worded better. I define it as a society's beliefs, traditions, and art that are carried through the years.

3. If the unconscious imposes form on content, how do we know this?
It is how we explain how things happen that we don't know. It is a way of explaining the unexplained, in my opinion.

4. Why does Levi-Strauss argue that the forms imposed by the mind are universal?
Because Levi-Strauss believes that all the forms are fundamentally the same for everyone, through all time.

5. How can these forms be the same for all minds, ancient and modern, primitive and civilized?
Because he believes it is an unconscious structure that is underneath the customs adn culture that continues throughtout the years.

6. How can collective phenomena be unconscious? What aspects of life are covered by this notion?
Collective phenomena can be unconscious, when using that to describe culture, the advancement of culture throughout time is unconscious. In the book, it describes collective phenomena in culture and language.