Adaptive Failure: Easter's End

Culture has many characteristics, which include that fact that it is shared and social, it is learned, it is used creatively, etc. The characteristic that is highlighted in this reading is that culture is adaptive and maladaptive. The adaptability of culture enables its people to make changes to allow them to thrive. But every culture participates in some activities that are counterproductive to its survival. Smoking is a minor example of a counterproductive behavior that …

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