# Cultural code

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'''Cultural code''' refers to several related concepts about the body of shared practices, expectations and conventions specific to a given domain of a [culture](/source/culture).

Under one interpretation, a cultural code is seen as defining a set of images that are associated with a particular group of [stereotype](/source/stereotype)s in our minds. This is sort of cultural unconscious, which is hidden even from our own understanding, but is also seen in our actions. The cultural codes of a nation helps to understand the behavioral responses characteristic of that nation's citizens. The key codes in understanding specific behaviors differentiate between religion, gender, relationships, money, food, health, and cultures.<ref name=":0">Clotaire R. The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do. New York, 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-7679-2056-8}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Code (semiotics)](/source/Code_(semiotics))
*[Collective unconscious](/source/Collective_unconscious)
*[Meme](/source/Meme)

== References ==
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