Culture can be defined in several ways: 1. Traditionally, culture referred to civilization as opposed to nature, including high art and intellectual achievements. 2. Anthropologists view culture as a worldview comprising the knowledge, beliefs, arts, and customs acquired by people as members of a society. 3. Cultural anthropologists see culture as systems of symbols people use to communicate and understand each other. Culture encompasses the distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of a society or group, including art, literature, lifestyles, beliefs and values.