What does big culture and small culture mean?

Answer 1

On a national level, in Germany for example, there is 'small german' and 'big german'. Read this in a book focusing on a time period of about 1870. On an ethnic level, i.e. in Kenya, there exists a Kikuyu clan. In this Kikuyu clan there are various smaller cultures and a general culture that the other tribes of the same clan can adhere to as their ancestors lived by the 'big' culture. One shouldn't imply that the smaller cultures are necessarily less pure

Answer 2

Big culture refers to mainstream or dominant cultural practices and values that are widely accepted within a society, whereas small culture refers to subcultures or niche cultural groups that have distinct practices and values that deviate from the mainstream. Big culture represents the majority, while small culture represents a smaller subset within the society.