The Culture Iceberg

Like an iceberg, the majority of culture is not easy to see and difficult to discern. People who live within the culture know these things without thinking about them or questioning them. You cannot learn to read, write or communicate successfully without also learning and understanding the unspoken aspects of culture. In 19 89, e d. Hirsch published a quite controversial book called cultural literacy, in which he discussed the importance of knowing and understanding basic cultural knowledge needed to participate fully in society.