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What's the difference between "society" and "culture"?

• What's the difference between "society" and "culture"? Being in a field related to anthropology, I talk/write/read about "culture" constantly but rarely use/come across the word "society." I've been reading some sociology texts that use both "culture" and "society" without really defining either one (e.g. "We can therefore define globalization as: A social process in which the constraints of geography on economic, political, social and cultural arrangements recede, in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding and in which people act accordingly." Waters. Globalization, p. 5. [emphasis mine]) Of course, each term can have multiple definitions depending on the conext. In the example above, it seems "society" has more to do with institutions and organizations that are created by a group of people while "culture" has more to do with practices, beliefs, etc.? Maybe this is how the difference is generally understood. I am still baffled by the difference between "social and cultural arrangements." All/any thoughts appreciated.

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  Well, you might already realize a lot of people make their living teaching undergrads these sort of distinctions, and also write papers and books expounding on the topic. For example, just search on "differences between culture and society" OR "differences between society and culture" site:.edu and you'll see several study guide related works stating your question word-for-word. But I won't regurgitate a ripe result from one cheesy Google search for you here. Nossir! No such shortcuts on my watch. Instead, I'll point you to a http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Anthropology/21A-218JIdentity-and-DifferenceFall2002/481506F2-1FE7-4FA9-9D1C-28DCE70FA8F3/0/basicconcepts.pdf#search=%22society%20culture%20arrangements%20site%3A.edu%22, a result that took three or four searches to properly track down. And actually, as far as an educated layman's (woman's, person's) definition of what you're interested in, it's pretty darn good. From the http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html, the 3-page PDF simply defines society, culture, and several interrelated concepts, with several cites if you're of a mind to dig deeper. It includes a short discussion of social structures and arrangments in the context of culture too. Not a deep discussion, obviously, but dead on topic. Hope it's sufficient at least as a starting point. All hail MIT.