I do not think that this class has radically changed my concept of culture. At the beginning of the semester, I was well aware that culture is an inherently nebulous and difficult to define concept. In fact, it probably could be said that there really is no way to specifically define culture. I still find culture to be a subjective term, one that everyone defines differently. I still believe culture incorporates the norms and traditions of a particular groups and that that group can be based on any number of attributes. I also still believe that one person falls into multiple cultures, depending on their heritage, location, hobbies, etc.
Certainly, I still hold the view that culture influences choices in one's daily life. If a person wants to be associated with a culture, they will think or act in a way that they think will allow people to associate them with that culture. Likewise, if they do not wish to be associated with a culture, they will think or act in ways they think distance them from that culture. An example of this is the work that many immigrants went through around the turn of the century in order to 'Americanize' themselves, and lose their accents or change their names. They wanted to be less associated with the culture they came from and more associated with the United States, their new home. While it would be nice to have a specific definition for culture, taking into account my personal views - which were simply supported by the activities and ideas proposed throughout this class that's simply not possible.