Ch. 4 Review

Culture

The body of material characteristics, customary beliefs, and social forms that together embody the distinct tradition of a group of people.

Folk Culture

Culture practiced by small homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas.

Popular Culture

Culture found in large heterogeneous societies that share certain customs despite differences in other personal characteristics.

Habit

A repetitive act that a particular individual performs.

Custom

A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group.

Relocation Diffusion

The spread of a cultural trait or phenomenon through the movement of people from one place to another.

Hierarchical Diffusion

The spread of a culture or phenomenon from one important person or place to other persons or places.

Hearth

A place of origin for a cultural trait or phenomenon.

Social Media

Platforms that facilitate social interaction through content sharing and communication.

Food Taboo

Restrictions on behavior imposed by religious law or social custom.

Techo-infrastructural Restrictions

Government regulations that limit the use of electronic technology in a country.

Cultural Convergence

The tendency of different cultures to become more similar as they increasingly share the same technology and cultural traits.

Malware

Malicious software designed to harm or exploit any programmable device, service, or network.

Ransomware

A type of malware that encrypts files on a computer, making them inaccessible until a ransom is paid.

Cultural Homogenization

The process by which local cultures are transformed or absorbed by a dominant outside culture.

Terroir

The contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.