Since the times of hunters and gatherers, what has accompanied the human race is culture and society. Culture and society evolve just as humans evolved from early hominids to modern humans. Every society is expected to have its own culture, which is the learned or shared attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and values ​​held by a group or society. A society and its culture are mutually dependent; one cannot exist without the other because human beings tend to interact and form emotional bonds with those around them. Each individual is linked to a society through socialization and therefore to a culture composed of four main elements which include symbols, language, values ​​and norms and can be classified into two groups, a material culture and a non-material culture. Socialization plays a key role in connecting individuals to a society and culture. Socialization is “the lifelong process of social interaction in which the individual acquires a social identity and ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that are essential for effective participation in a society” (Benokraitis, 2014). Each individual interacts with others in their society thus practicing socialization. Social interaction between humans is an essential part of human development. With socialization, “individuals become integrated members of society by learning and internalizing the relevant roles and statuses of the groups to which they belong” (Gecas, 2001). When individuals feel that they are part of a society, they begin to get used to the same beliefs, opinions and values ​​of the people around them, thus adapting and accepting the society's culture. One of the four main building blocks of culture are symbols. Symbols are "anything that represents something... half of the paper... search. In Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd ed., vol. 5, pp. 3212-3227). New York: Macmillan Reference United States Retrieved from http ://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3404400408&v=2.1&u=vale41196&it=r&p= GPS&sw=w&asid=d380a419ab9efe231a8f01ea963b6167Reciprocity, Norm of (2008, Jr. (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed., Vol. 7, pp. 107-109 Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i .do?id=GALE%7CCX3045302204&v =2.1&u=vale41196&it =r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=5d02c1c998a96f4bd70d552336300880Symbols (2008) In W. A. ​​Darity, Jr. (ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed., vol. 8, pp. 249-253). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3045302681&v=2.1&u=vale41196&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=83