Joie's Room Overlooks a City Park Where Local Guys Gather

Joie's room overlooks a city park where local guys gather every evening to play pick-up basketball. Most afternoons, he watches the guys negotiate who gets to play, the rules of the game, and their rituals of picking team members, celebrating wins, and the occasional fight. Eventually, Joie starts to play with the guys. Now, he is able to pick out who the "new" guys are because they don't seem to know the rules or rituals, "how things work." Over time, the new guys learn the rules and bring new things to the court. Which of the following best describes how Joie has come to understand this culture?

A) Culture is semiotic - shared rituals create meanings and social reality.
B) Culture is "exotic" - it can only be understood if you maintain distance from it.
C) Culture is static - people have to learn the rules, and culture doesn't change.
D) Culture is a metaphor - it really only exists in the player's heads.