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Culture
comprised of shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors transmitted by a society
Norms
rules of whatâs appropriate and what isnât
Taboo
a norm so strong that its a violation demands punishment by the group
Indigenous culture
people that are native to an area
ex: Native Americans, tribes throughout the world
Local Culture
Folk culture
homogenous group (all the same) of people with a strong connection in beliefs and customs
isolated group
when you see them you know they are âdifferentâ
Popular Culture
represnted by a large diverse heterogenous (not the same) group
heavily influenced by social media, television, film, etc
widespread in the world, chnages constantly with contact and interaction
Material culture
food, clothing, art, architecture, sports, dance
Non-material culture
language, religion, family structure, beliefs/practices
Cultural Relativism
the culture should be judged based on its own standards, not based off another culture
Ethnocenterism
judging other cultures based on the rules of your culture
often leads to prejudice and racism
Ethnicty
identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
Race
catorgization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics
Ethnic enclaves
a realitivly small area occupied by a distinct culture or ethnicity, which largely results from chain migration
Ethnic islands
small, rural areas settled by a single ethnic group
Ethnic neighborhoods
concentrations of people from the same ethnicity in certain pockets of a city
Ethnic provinces
when entire regions become associated with ethnic or racial aggregations
Religion
divided into two groups, universalizing(seeks convert) and ethnic (born into it)
Sense of place
state of mind derived through infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occured in that place or by labeling a place with a certain defining characteritsic
Placemaking
place that amplifys a culture, ethnic neighbrohood, making the ethnic neighborhood fit into your culture
Centripetal force
force that unites (brings together)
Centrifugal force
forces that divide
Language, Ethnicty, and Religion can beâŠ
Centrifugal and Centripetal forces
Diffusion
the process by which a feature spreds across space from one place to another over time
Relocation Diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movemnent of people from one place to another
Expansion diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend amoung people from one area to another in an additive process
Hieracheral Diffusion
a type of expansion diffusion that follows a change of command, something you see in buisness, governmnent, and the military
Stimulus Diffusion
a trend catches on but is changed as it is adopted by different groups
Creolization
a language that results from the mixing of a colonizers language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
Pidgen language
a extremly simplified non-native language used by 2 people that speak 2 different languages
Creole language
a pidgen language that devolps into a new combined language with native speakers
Lingua Franca
a language spoken between speakers of 2 different languages for the purpose of commerce or trade
Colonialism
the establishment, explotation, acquisition, and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory or country
Imperalism
the forceful extension of a nations authority by territorial conquest or by establishing economic or political domination of other nations or various regions
Neo-colonialism/imperialism
recent term imperalism can be pursued through the assertion of poltical, economic, and cultural influence rather than direct control
Time-Space Covergence
the increasing sense of connection and availability that is bringing humans and ideas closer together despite physical distnace
Cultural Covergence
the process of 2 or more cultures coming into contact with each other and adopting each others traits to become more alike
ex: World Sports, Democracy, English
Cultural Divergence
the process of a culture restricting contact with other cultures in an attempt to retain its originality
ex: hipsters, folk culture
Ethnic cleansing
the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, and religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making a region ethnically homogenous
Assimilation
the process where by a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture
can be voluntary or forced
Genocide
mass kiiling of a racial, ethnic, or religous group
Primary language family in the world
Proto-Indo European
Syncretism
blending of 2 cultural traits into one new trait
Multiculturalism
idea that there are different cultures in a society
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