Globalization and Cultural Change

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms related to globalization, cultural diffusion, and language studies.

The decline in travel time between geographical locations due to transportation and communication advancements.

Time-Space Convergence

The phenomenon where different cultures adopt common ideas, products, and traits, leading to increased similarity.

Cultural Convergence

The process in which different parts of a cultural region become dissimilar due to varying influences.

Cultural Divergence

A language that is native to a region and spoken by the indigenous people of that area.

Indigenous Language

A language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their native language.

Language Extinction

Different forms of the same language used by groups that have some variations in vocabulary and pronunciation.

Dialect

A collection of languages that are all descended from an original, proto-language.

Language Family

Suggests that language diffused through the movement and conquest of nomadic groups.

Nomadic Warrior Theory

Proposes that language diffused through the relocation of farmers and agricultural communities.

Sedentary Farmer Theory

A religion focused on a specific ethnic group that does not seek to appeal to all people.

Ethnic Religion

A religion that seeks to appeal to all people regardless of culture or location.

Universalizing Religion

The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.

Acculturation

The process whereby a person or group loses their distinct cultural traits to blend in with the dominant culture.

Assimilation

A social condition in which various ethnic groups coexist without sacrificing their individual identities.

Multiculturalism