Redfield

Redfield's definition of culture, the orderly providing of life's needs, is something I tried to articulate when we did in-class writing about culture. It's an umbrella, and what Redfield's definition provides is an umbrella that has a specific meaning: the needs of those living within the culture. I argued that culture changes day to day, even minute to minute, but never offered up an idea as to why. Redfield does just that. The needs of the individuals within a culture propel it's momentum, and cause it to spin into certain directions. Class comes into play, because it decides who can get what, yet Redfield argues that culture is a large group of neighbors, equals and friends. It's hard to agree with that mindset when there is such disparity between groups of people in modern societies and the global society. Would that even work? A society where all are equal and the needs of all are met? I think this is a bit of what Communism dreamed to attain, yet has so unsuccessfully been practiced thus far. Is there a structure for a society where the needs of all are met?