AP Human Geo Vocab Unit 3.6.1

culture

the beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies sharded by a society and passed down generation to generation

cultural trait

a shared object or cultural practice

artifact

a visible object or technology that a culture creates

sociofact

a structure or organization of a culture that influences social behavior

mentifact

a central, enduring element of a culture that reflects its shared ideas, values, knowledge, and beliefs

popular culture

the widespread behaviors, beliefs, and practices of ordinary people in society at a given point in time

traditional culture

the long-established behaviors, beliefs, and practices passed down from generation to generation

cultural norms

a shared standard or pattern that guides the behaviors of a group or people

ethnocentrism

the tendency of ethnic groups to evaluate other groups according to preconceived ideas originating from their own culture

cultural relativism

the evaluation of a culture by its own standards