Kulttuuritasoisia

Kulttuuritasoisia is an adjective in Finnish used to describe something related to the cultural level or cultural standing of a group. It is employed to express differences or variations in cultural capital, norms, or exposure between groups, and it is most common in academic writing within sociology, anthropology, education, or cultural studies. The form kulttuuritasoisia appears when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the partitive case, such as eroja or piirteitä.

Etymology and form: The term is a compound derived from kulttuuri (culture) and taso (level), with the suffix -inen forming the adjective kulttuuritasoinen. Its plural partitive form, kulttuuritasoisia, is used to modify plural nouns in partitive, for example kulttuuritasoisia eroja (cultural-level differences) or kulttuuritasoisia piirteitä (cultural-level features).

Usage notes: The expression is relatively formal and occurs mainly in analytical or descriptive contexts. It does not carry an ethical judgment by itself and is used to discuss differences in access to cultural resources, language exposure, social expectations, or other factors tied to a group’s cultural level.

Example usages: In research, one might say, “Tutkimuksessa kartoitettiin kulttuuritasoisia eroja koulumenestyksessä,” meaning the study surveyed cultural-level differences in school achievement. Another example could be “kulttuuritasoisia tekijöitä huomioiva politiikka,” referring to policy that takes cultural-level factors into account.

Relation to related terms: Kulttuuritasoinen contrasts with more general terms like kulttuurinen (cultural) or kulttuuriin liittyvä, which describe culture more broadly rather than the specific level or standing of culture.