ADJ

ancient
primitive
dominant
alien, foreign
indigenous, native
local, national
traditional
African, black, Greek, Western, world, etc.
These ideas have always been central to Western culture
rural, urban
mainstream
underground
wider
Prisoners are isolated from the wider culture of society at large
bourgeois, working-class, etc.
street, youth
As young people started to have more money, a significant youth culture developed
dance, drug, football, etc.
academic, business, company, corporate, intellectual, legal, political, professional, religious, scientific, etc.
the political culture of the United States
capitalist, computer, consumer, enterprise, materialistic, etc.
the development of the enterprise culture in Britain

VERB + CULTURE

assimilate (sb into)
The Romans gradually assimilated the culture of the people they had conquered. Newcomers to the company are soon assimilated into the culture
create, develop, foster, produce
The new director is trying to foster a culture of open communication within the company

CULTURE + VERB

develop

CULTURE + NOUN

group
a country containing many language and culture groups
shock
She experienced great culture shock when she first came to Europe

PREP

in a/the ~
In some cultures children have an important place
~ of
The social security system has been accused of producing a culture of dependency

ADJ

contemporary, modern
mass, pop, popular
folk
high
wide
literary, oral
Jokes are an important part of our popular, oral culture

PREP

a man/woman of culture
She is a woman of wide culture