Ethnocentrism / Cultural Diffusion / Grace's Language

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