Meeting Resistance

Culture change can be compared to an iceberg. Culture has an equivalent tip of the iceberg which is the smaller part that is visible above the water line. This visible part is equivalent to the surface structure of a culture. Like the tip of the iceberg which is easily affected by weather, the surface structure of a culture is easily affected and can easily change. Examples of surface structure aspects of culture include norms such as greetings, dress, food, transportation, housing etc. These are aspects of culture that can be easily influenced by contact with other cultures.