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Culture
shared practices, technologies, attitudes and behaviors transmitted by a society
Cultural traits
include food preferences, architecture, land use, clothing styles
Cultural landscape
is the “built” environment, the opposite of the “natural” environment. includes agricultural and industrial practices, religious practices and sequent occupance
Sequent occupance
evidence of more than one culture occupying the same place at different times
cultural relativism
the ability to see a culture on its own terms and not make comparisons to your own
Ethnocentrism
the feeling that one’s culture and ethnic group is superior
What is the most significant barrier to to the diffusion of popular culture?
income
Homogenization
the tendency toward uniformity in culture
Uniform landscapes
places looking similar and losing unique qualities
Placemaking
maintaining unique cultural landscape, want this not uniform landscapes
impacts of popular culture
emphasis on mass production, which can promote unfair labor practices (lower wages for women) and heavy use of fossil fuels
Cultural Imperialism
traditional ways of life are replaced by culture from more developed countries. Has led to dominance of western culture, can lead to government intervention to control media
Acculturation
the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another (shows how imperialism can impact culture)
assimilation
the process by which cultural traits (language, dress), are lost when people come in contact with other cultures (often describes immigrant experience, can be forced but doesn’t have to be)
Syncretism
when cultural traits fuse to form a new cultural trait
Ex: Dia de Los Muertos (Catholic and indigenous beliefs in Latin America)
Multiculturalism
a society in which there are many distinct ethnic and cultural groups (ex: USA)
Cultural convergence
the tendency for cultures to become increasingly similar in a globalized world (Ex: loss of indigenous languages. use of english)
Cultural divergence
the tendency for cultures to become more isolated as a result of globalization (Ex: Amish)
