Introductions to the study of culture often begin by observing that “culture” carries the meaning of “cultivation.” Thus, agriculture is the cultivation of the agros, Greek for “field”; horticulture is the cultivation of plants; and so on. When we use the word “culture” to apply to human realities, we are referring to the ways in which we human beings cultivate patterns and processes that give meaning to our collective interactions, as well as the things that we “grow” as a result