CULTURAL MODEL or CULTURAL SCRIPT – is a means of organizing and representing culturally relevant knowledge. Cultural models (CM) are mental structures and patterns of behavior that distinguish one culture from another. CM are based on joint experience and are shared by the majority of the members of a certain ethnic or social culture; they are connected with the system of values of these cultures. They are usually learned as ready-made structures, and the members of a society may not be aware of them. (Source)