by which
The study suggests that the cultures we grow up in influence the basic processes by which we see the world around us.

In the above sentence, why is there a "by"? How to analyze the grammar of this sentence?

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by which
The study suggests that the cultures we grow up in influence the basic processes by which we see the world around us.

In the above sentence,  why is there a  "by"? How to analyze the grammar of this sentence?

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By which refers to process, means by using process

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You can replace "by which we" with "that we use to". i.e. ...the basic processes that we use to see the world...
It's just a 'fancy' way of referring to the processes that were just mentioned.

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