Which concept means that all parts of a culture are interconnected and integrated?

• A. Macro-Culture
• B. Micro-Culture
• C. Schema
• D. Holism

Answer: (D)

Holism is the idea that all parts of a culture are interconnected and integrated into a single system. It means you look at rituals, language, family roles, beliefs, and institutions together, and you study how they influence one another within the broad social environment. If one part changes, others respond because they're linked, and that interconnected web helps explain patterns of behavior and social organization. The other terms describe different ideas: macro- and micro-culture refer to different levels or scopes of culture, not how all pieces fit together; schema is about mental frameworks people use to interpret the world, not the integrated structure of a culture.