Categories of cultures

We all belong to many different cultures — you might be surprised by how many if you consider categories within cultures.

So before going any further think about how many cultures you are a member of — cultures you can participate in, and be seen by others as an active member.

A few examples of categories and sub-categories are listed below — often cultures are so big that they have many cultures within a type.

Religion	Race/Ethnicity	Nationality	Gender	Sexual orientation	Interest groups
Buddhism: Tibetan, Theravada, Mahayana	Pākehā: Scots, English, French, Irish etc	NZ	Male	Heterosexual	Political parties
Christianity: Orthodox, Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican etc	Māori: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Tūhoe etc	USA	Female	Homosexual	Clubs
Islam: Sunni, Shi'a, Sufi etc	Tongan	Samoa	Transgendered	Bisexual	Sports
Judaism: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform etc	Filipino	Australia			Gangs
Hinduism: Shaktism, Shaivism etc	Chinese	Canada			Corporations

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