The two different ways sociologist look at culture is the traditional way and the holistic way. With the traditional viewpoint sociologist would evaluate some cultures as better than others. In this view point cultures can reach perfection in a sense. They believe that harmony can be obtained with culture and society. Culture is seen as fragile, as something that can be lost if not preserved through education. In this view point, to truly understand a culture you not only look at economy, politics, and social dimensions. They also need to look at what the culture finds sacred and inexpressible.
In the holistic view, sociologist “view culture as a people’s entire way of life and avoids the ethnocentrism and elitism that the humanities-based