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Customs and Traditions
way people act, wear, what they eat, and their laws.
economy
A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants
Culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Matriarchal
relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
patriarchial
Socially organized in a way that males dominates.
Democracy
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
cultural diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
Ethnocentrism
evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
"its not weird, It's....."
Different
nuclear family
Mother, father and children living as a unit
extended family
household made up of several generations of family members
Cultrual Relativism
the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another
perspective
point of view
Tolerance
acceptance
Graces language
Mnemonic tool World Studies uses to identify the 7 elements of culture
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