Intro to Culture Flashcards
all of a group’s learned behaviors, actions, beliefs and objects
culture
Visible and Invisible elements
Cultural traits
A series of interrelated traits make up a
cultural complex
to spread to other places
diffuse
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
taboos
beliefs and practices of small, homogenous groups of people that are small to change
folk culture
the passing down of long-held beliefs, values and practices and are generally resistant to changes in their culture
Traditional Culture
when members of an ethnic group reside in their ancestral lands and typically possess unique cultural traits
Indigenous Culture
refers to the increased integration of the world economy since the 1970s
Globalization
when cultural traits spread quickly over a large area and are adopted by various groups they become part of
Popular Culture
The built environment
Cultural Landscape
When elements of popular culture are adopted worldwide, they become part of
Global Culture
