Schein believed that every culture relied on a few basic assumptions about how the society determines their reality. Members of a culture use these assumptions when making decisions. Basic assumptions are so ingrained in people which makes very few people able to articulate their basic assumptions. Although hard to articulate, basic assumptions are essential in determining how members of a culture feel and react to anything. A basic assumption at Tulane would be that education is necessary and valuable. When determining the levels of culture, values follow basic assumptions. Values are the social beliefs of a culture that members of that culture belief are important and worth upholding. They determine what people believe is right
