When a male lion takes over a pride, he murders every single cub fathered by the previous alpha, and feels no regret after doing so. To our eyes, this is truly awful. It may just be what most people have been taught, culturally, to believe. The entire definition of cultural identity requires that it relate to and influence opinions. In fact, it’s often mistaken for a simple list of opinions and ideals. An individual’s cultural identity is one of, if not the single most important deciding factor in their interpretation of the events and world around them.
An easy place one may find many examples of this is world history. Different groups have wildly differing views on events based on what they think is right or wrong, good or bad. For example; in World War 2, the world was horrified by the acts of Hitler and his armies of nazis. But, as horrible as we may think it is, history is, after all, written by the victors. Imagine if the nazis had won the war, conquered the world, and exterminated their opponents? Everyone left would have been inundated with nazi culture. We would all have been taught to see it as a great victory for all mankind. Another particularly
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Other factors, such as income level and environment, may do the same. For example; many people on the middle-class spectrum feel that climate change is a real threat, while others, such as oil company employees feel otherwise; and I can see where they’re coming from. It’s an easy mistake to make. However, this data is slightly misleading. In reality, these factors only indirectly impact a person’s perspective; the only thing they directly impact is culture itself, which then has its effect. You can see this trend in many places. For example; if a low-income, conservative family receives a higher income level, many of their conservative habits and views on waste persist due to their cultural