is the institutions and other forces that affect a society’s basic values, perceptions, preferences, and behaviors.

The cultural environment.

Explanation:

A cultural environment is a set of beliefs, traditions, rituals, and behaviors that are considered common to all of those who live within a specific population. The way each individual develops influences the cultural environments, resulting in developing philosophies and personalities. The importance of cultural environments is specific to a particular culture, period, and location. Depending on the time period, those values will differ.

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stewards ice box was the purchase of alaska from russia and it was called that because people thought it was not a good idea to purchase alaska