How is culture expressed in a society? Cultural universals are those components of culture that exist in all societies. They include material culture, the arts and play, language and nonverbal...

How is culture expressed in a society? Cultural universals are those components of culture that exist in all societies. They include material culture, the arts and play, language and nonverbal communication, social organization, a system of social control, conflict and warfare, economic organization, a system of education, and a shared worldview. But these broad, basic categories include a lot of variation. Sometimes the word culture is used to describe the high culture of arts and literature. High culture is contrasted with popular culture, which is more inclusive. Pierre Bordieu described how knowledge of high culture, or cultural capital, is used to reinforce social status. Popular culture often occurs as trends like fads and fashions, which spread worldwide through globalization.