The first reason is that culture provides knowledge needed to adapt to one’s surroundings. This means that it gives people skills to survive in their natural environment. Adults teach children the techniques they need and it begins the cycle of generations passing down wisdom. In the book Raybeck mentions that the Malays do not go out in the midday sun. They tend to take naps after lunch to stay out of the heat and humidity. This is something that was learned and shared through generations of the culture to help with their natural environment. Culture is also the basis for human social life by providing norms, values, expectations, attitudes, and other knowledge that allows people to cooperate with one another. As people grow up they learn
