Custom
the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Material Culture
anything that can be seen physically on the landscape.
Sociofacts
the institutions and links between individuals and groups that unite a culture.
Taboos
a restriction of behavior imposed by social custom (s)
Terroir
the contribution or a location distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.
Space-Time Compression
the reduction in time is takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transport systems.
Indigenous Culture
a cult me group that constitutes the original inhabitants of a territory.
Stimulus Diffusion
the spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected.
Hierarchical Diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.
Habit
a repetitive act performed by a particular individual.
Relocation Diffusion
the spread of a characteristic or trend through the physical movement of people.
Expansion Diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend among people in one area to another in a snowballing process
Pop Culture
culture found in a large, heterogenous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics
Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion
diffusion of a trait or characteristic from lower classes to people of power or nodes of authority
Contagious Diffusion
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature of trend throughout a population