Judy attends a small, private, Catholic high school in the suburb in which she and her parents live. Her brothers and sister attend this school as well. Judy likes her friends and the education that she receives. Sometimes she is jealous of her friends in the public high school because they can wear whatever they like and the rules are not as strict as in her high school. Judy knows that she needs to follow these rules. Judy's situation reflects culture operating at which level?

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Judy's situation reflects the culture operating at the meso level, which refers to the cultural beliefs and practices of a specific group or community (in this case, her high school). While the rules and regulations may be rigidly enforced in her Catholic high school, this culture is specific to this particular institution and is not necessarily representative of larger societal patterns (macro level) or individual interactions and behaviors (micro level). The reference to Judy's envy of public high school students wearing whatever they like also suggests a comparison of cultural differences between two meso-level groups.

Judy Attends a Small, Private, Catholic High School in the Suburb