Which phrase denotes a system of ideas that forms a design for living?

• A. Geert Hofstede (Culture)
• B. Values
• C. Folkways
• D. Namenwirth & Weber (Culture)

Answer: (D)

Culture is the system of shared ideas, beliefs, values, norms, and symbols that give a society its design for living. It binds people together, guides behavior, and shapes how communities understand what is important, permissible, and expected.

Values are part of culture—beliefs about what’s good or desirable—not the whole framework itself. Folkways are everyday norms for courteous or habitual behavior, another component Rocky within culture but not the entire design. The phrase you see paired with a name is still referring to culture, but the broad concept the question is asking about is culture itself. That makes culture the best match for the description of a system of ideas guiding living.