those with special needs and their educability also differ widely across societies. As you look around you will find that much of our life as human beings involves interacting with various cultural products, and behaving in accord with them. This means that culture shapes our behaviour in a significant manner. However, it may also be noted at this point that just as culture shapes us, we also shape our culture.
Several anthropologists have pointed out the mutual influences of culture and psyche on each other. They suggest that the relationship between individuals and their social surroundings is interactive, and in the course of these interactions, they constitute each other. This perspective emphasises that human beings are not passive recipients of cultural forces. Instead, they themselves create the context in which their behaviour is shaped.
Talk to students belonging to different States regarding their food, festivals, dress, customs, etc. Prepare a list of the differences and similarities and discuss with your teacher.