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    English culture is dynamic and diverse, adapting over time while preserving historical elements. It is a melting pot of traditions from other countries, such as fashion from Europe and music from the US, integrated into uniquely English styles. Certain learned behaviors also define English culture, like drinking tea, respecting the monarchy, and enjoying soccer. While there are shared practices across regions, there is also sociological deviance, like ritualism in antiquated holidays, retreatism through public drinking, innovative crime in cities, and hooliganism among soccer fans.

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    English culture is dynamic and diverse, adapting over time while preserving historical elements. It is a melting pot of traditions from other countries, such as fashion from Europe and music from the US, integrated into uniquely English styles. Certain learned behaviors also define English culture, like drinking tea, respecting the monarchy, and enjoying soccer. While there are shared practices across regions, there is also sociological deviance, like ritualism in antiquated holidays, retreatism through public drinking, innovative crime in cities, and hooliganism among soccer fans.

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    English culture is dynamic and diverse, adapting over time while preserving historical elements. It is a melting pot of traditions from other countries, such as fashion from Europe and music from the US, integrated into uniquely English styles. Certain learned behaviors also define English culture, like drinking tea, respecting the monarchy, and enjoying soccer. While there are shared practices across regions, there is also sociological deviance, like ritualism in antiquated holidays, retreatism through public drinking, innovative crime in cities, and hooliganism among soccer fans.

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    Domine David A.

    Paglinawan 9/25/14
    N22 SOCS001

    English Culture and Deviance

    England is a country steeped in cultural tradition as well as sociological diversity.
    A melting pot of old and new, of foreign and homegrown, English culture is as beautiful
    to observe as it is a joy to study. When one takes a closer look at how the English live
    their lives and interact with one another, it can be seen that the multitude of behavioral
    patterns that define English life can be classified into any of the six characteristics of
    culture: dynamic, whole, diverse, cumulative, shared, and learned. This paper will
    provide a cultural analysis of English cultural practices and behavioral patterns using
    the aforementioned characteristics of culture in general, as well as provide an
    introspective into the various deviant behaviors that uniquely thrive within English
    society.

    The dynamism and diversity of English culture has manifested in various
    instances throughout history, which provides us with a plethora of examples on how
    English culture adjusts and adapts to the rapidly changing times. In todays world,
    English culture has picked up on the various contemporary cultural practices of other
    countries in the world, which the English then adjust in order to create a cultural
    element that is uniquely their own. When it comes to fashion, for instance, gone are the
    days when women wore Victorian long gowns with metal skirts underneath on a day to
    day basis. Developments and advancements in the world of fashion have been absorbed
    by the English through the years, which is why the women of England today wear more
    contemporary outfits, such as printed shirts and short skirts, with various regional styles
    therein. The same goes for cuisine, wherein the influences of neighboring European
    countries such as France, Spain, and Italy have significantly shaped the field of English
    food and drink, and music, wherein the emergence of new musical genres and trends in
    the United States of America and other states find their way into the way of life of the
    people of England, which is why dubstep as a genre is fast becoming an important
    element of the culture of todays English youth.

    In spite of these changes, historical elements of the way of life of the English are
    still preserved to this day, which proves that English culture is also cumulative. A good
    example would be the preservation of the monarchial system of government, albeit
    slightly modified in order to be constitutional. The monarchy itself is a very powerful
    symbol of the cumulativeness of English culture, with the royal family still be treated as
    important entities even if they dont hold as much political and authoritative power as
    they used to.

    Respect for the Queen of England, along with the continued drinking of tea and
    national love for the sport of football/soccer, can also be considered to be learned
    elements of English culture. At a young age, English youths are indoctrinated to
    continue the practice of tea drinking in the afternoon, to pay homage and respect to a
    monarch that has no other purpose than to be ceremonial symbols of the state, and to
    live and breathe football. These behaviors are passed on specifically to the future
    inheritors of the English nation, because the people of England believe that to these
    things define what it means to be English.

    Therefore, it is safe to say that English culture is also whole and shared, since
    these common characteristics bind the numerous ethnicities and subgroups, with their
    own subcultures, that exist within the borders of England. No matter where you are in
    England, no matter who you talk to, these shared cultural practices conglomerate the
    English into a people united in their behavioral patterns.

    Sociological deviance, on the other hand, also exists within English culture in all
    its forms. Ritualism manifests in the form of celebrating antiquated holidays and their
    accompanying practices even without completely understanding the reason behind the
    celebration of these events, such as the commemoration of St. Patricks Day just for the
    purpose of drinking large amounts of liquor. Retreatism can be seen when English men
    and women choose to spend their days in pubs drinking their lives away rather than
    actively looking for employment.

    Deviant innovation occurs within major urban areas such as London, where
    thieves and muggers devise more and more ingenious ways of developing their illegal
    craft. From using fake babies to pretending to be a lost tourist, robbers are honing their
    craft via deviance. Lastly, rebellion at its worst happens when football fans are overcome
    with emotion during highly contentious matches. They resort to hooliganism and
    violence, even if these things are totally unnecessary.

    All in all, English culture truly exemplifies what a culture is like, complete with
    positive and negative aspects, but interesting to study all the same.

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