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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.
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