unit 3 culture vocab

monotheistic

A religion that believes in and worships only one god

Polytheistic

A religion that belies in and worships multiple gods.

Assimilation

Forcibly suppressing native customs, replacing them with custom of the dominant culture.

Cultural appropriation

The process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit

Neolocalism

Seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world.

Glocalization

The process by which global ideas, products, or practices are adapted to ft local cultures/practices.

Animism

The belief that natural object have spirits, sounds, or conscious life.

Ethnic religion

Is a religion that is closely tired to a particular ethnic group, culture, or place. It does not seek converts.

Universalizing religions

A religion that seeks to appeal to people everywhere, not just those in specific ethnic groups or region. Actively seeks converts, and spreads through missionary work, colonization, or globalization.

Cultural landscape

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape. (Imprint-how people changed and shaped the environment.) *buildings, statues

Placelessness

To describe the loss of uniqueness of a place in the cultural landscape, to the point that one place looks like the next.

Reterritorialization

The process in which people adapt and reshape an element of global culture to fit their own local culture and place.

Commondification

The process through which something that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought or sold, becomes and object that can be bought or sold in the world market.

Standard language

Is the form of a language that is officially recognized and widely used in government, education, and media. Norm of communication within its region.

Dialect

Is a regional or social variation of a language that differs in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary from other forms of the same language. Reflecting local identity and culture.

Isogloss

A geographical boundary that separates areas where different linguistic features are used. It shows where one dialect, word, or pronunciation ends and another begins.

Creolized language

A stable fully developed language that forms when a pidgin language ( a simplified mix of 2 or more languages for basic communication ) becomes the native language for a community.

Language divergence

A language breaks into two or more separate languages overt time. This happens when a group of speakers become isolated from one another, geographically, socially, or politically. So their speech changes independently until the languages become distinct.

Fundamentalism

A form of religion in which people strictly follow traditional beliefs, teachings, and practices, and often seek to preserve their faith exactly as it was in the past.

Secularism

The principle of keeping religion separate from government and public life. Relating to people using religious influence on politics, education. and everyday decision making is reduced relying on more non religious ideas.

Pilgrimage

A journey to a sacred place for religious or spiritual purposes. It is often undertaken o determine faith, seek spiritual growth, or fulfill religious obligations.

Conquest theory

Indo-European languages spread because of power groups that moved in, took control, and their language got replaced with the dominant language, or blended with local languages.

Lingua France

A common language used by people who speak different native languages , they communicate for practical purposes like trade, business, and politics.

Adherent (extra vocab)

Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

Arbiters (extra vocab)

A person who settles conflict or has ultimate authority in a matter.

Commerce (extra vocab)

The act of buying /selling , on a large scale

Constitvents(extra vocab)

A specific, defined geographical area; a territory which a represented is elected in.

Constituency (extra vocab)

An individual who lives within a specific constituency

Contempting (extra vocab)

Living or occurring at the same time

Delineates(extra vocab)

To describe or portray something precisely

Gentrification (extra vocab)

The process where wealthier individuals moved into historically disivenested urban neighborhoods, leading to renovation, rising property values, and increased city costs.

Homogeneous (extra vocab)

Consisting of parts all of the same kind

Linguistic (extra vocab)

Relating to different languages

Monetary (extra vocab)

Relating to money /currency

Reinvigorate (extra vocab)

Give new energy or strength to

Revered (extra vocab)

To be held in deep respect and admiration

Subservient (extra vocab)

Someone who is overly submissive