In comparison, UNESCO defines culture as follows:
“In its broadest sense, culture today can be considered as the set of distinctive features, spiritual and material, intellectual and emotional, that characterize a society or social group. In addition to the arts and letters, it encompasses lifestyles, fundamental human rights, value systems, traditions and beliefs.”
Source:
UNESCO, Mexico Declaration on Cultural Policies.
World Conference on Cultural Policies, Mexico City, 26.7 – 6.8.1982.
Note:
Definition to be compared with UNESCO’s Culture of Peace definition.