Untitled Flashcards Set

Acculturation

Occurs when the minority culture changes but retains unique cultural markers; it is a two-way process.

Assimilation

The process by which immigrants or a minority culture fully absorbs into the mainstream society, resulting in the loss of cultural traits.

Centrifugal Forces

Forces within a state that cause division among populations.

Centripetal Forces

Forces within a state that cause unity among populations.

Creolization

A language developed from a pidgin language that evolves into a fully-fledged, native language.

Cultural Landscape

The visible record of values and technologies that create the identity of a place in the human-built landscape.

Cultural Relativism

The idea that moral codes vary from culture to culture and should be understood based on context.

Cultural Norms

Shared beliefs or values that support behaviors within a society, often unspoken rules.

Dialects

Regional variations of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

Ethnicity

Identity with a group of people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland.

Ethnic Neighborhoods

Areas within cities that contain members of the same ethnic background.

Ethnocentrism

The attitude that one's own group is superior to others.

Ethnic Religion

A religion associated with a particular ethnic group that does not actively seek converts.

Folk Culture

Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in isolation.

Gender

Socially constructed roles and characteristics defining male and female.

Globalization

The process of businesses, technologies, or cultural elements spreading and becoming interconnected globally.

Hearth

The region from which innovative ideas or cultural traits originate.

Imperialism

The control of territory already occupied by an indigenous society through conquest or cultural dominance.

Language

A system of communication through speech, writing, or gestures.

Language Family

A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language.

Lingua Franca

A mutually understood language commonly used in trade by people with different native languages.

Multiculturalism

The coexistence of multiple cultural groups in the same society.

Pidgin Language

A simplified language that develops between groups that do not share a common language.

Popular Culture

Cultural traits that identify part of today's urban-based, media-influenced, western societies.

Sequent Occupancy

The concept that successive societies leave cultural imprints on a place.

Syncretic/Syncretism

The blending of elements from different cultural traditions into a new cultural practice.

Toponyms

Names given to places that reflect cultural heritage, history, or geography.

Universalizing Religion

A religion that seeks to appeal to all people and actively seeks converts.