APHUG Unit 3

Culture

Beliefs and practices in a society passed down by generations.

Material Culture

Part of culture that can be touched or felt, like food.

Culture

Beliefs and practices in a society passed down by generations.

Material Culture

Part of culture that can be touched or felt, like food.

Folk/Traditional Culture

Local culture and values that diffuses slowly.

Pop Culture

Culture that is quick to diffuse.

Ethnocentrism

When culture is interpreted through the eyes of our own culture.

Cultural Relativism

When culture is interpreted through the eyes of the respective culture.

Cultural Landscape

The environment sculpted by our actions.

Sequent Occupance

The idea that societies leave behind their work for future inhabitants to build off of.

Ethnic Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods dedicated to a culture, such as Hispanic neighborhoods that speak Spanish and serve Spanish foods.

Dialects

The style of a language spoken.

Religion

A system of faith and beliefs.

Centripetal Forces

Forces that bring people together in a society.

Centrifugal Forces

Forces that bring people away and create conflict.

Diffusion

Spread from a hearth (source).

Relocation Diffusion

When an idea spreads as people move from one place to another, taking the idea with them.

Expansion Diffusion

Spread of an idea or innovation from a central point to different locations, increasing its influence.

Contagious Diffusion

Rapid and widespread spread of an idea through a population, going through every person.

Stimulus Diffusion

A diffusion in which the original idea is changed a bit each time it passes.

Hierarchical Diffusion

The top-down spread of an idea from a more influential person.

Language Families

Group of languages that have a common origin or ancestor.

Toponym

Name assigned to a region.

Universalizing Religions

Religions that are world-wide and try to be adapted by all.

Ethnic Religions

Religions attached to an ethnicity; typically don’t go out of their way to convert others.

Imperialism

Country expansion beyond its borders. One of the largest causes of diffusion.

Lingua Franca

A language spoken between people who do not share a native language.

Pidgin Language

An unofficial blend of languages.

Creolization

An official combination of languages.

Cultural Convergence

The idea that global cultures are becoming more alike.

Cultural Divergences

When cultures reject contemporary culture, going their own separate ways.

Language Extinction

Death of a language due to lack of motivation to speak a native language after adopting a lingua franca.

Separation

When a home culture is accepted, and a host culture is rejected.

Assimilation

When a home culture is left behind, and a host culture is embraced.

Integration

When a home culture is accepted, along with the host culture.

Marginalization

When a home culture and host culture are both rejected.

Multiculturalism

Coexistence of cultures in a region.

Cultural Appropriation

"Trying on different cultures." Considered disrespectful.