Culture is defined as the entire way of life of a society, including what is learned, shared, and symbolic among its members. A society is a collection of people who share a common geographical territory, culture, and political authority. According to the text, culture has both material and non-material components. Key non-material components include symbols like language, which plays an important role in communication, history, knowledge, and influences thinking as proposed by the Sapir-Whorf thesis.