Chapter 4 Folk And Popular Culture Flashcards
custom
The frequent repetition of an act, to that it becomes characteristic of the group of people for performing the act
taboo
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
hearth
The region from which innovative ideas originate
cultural landscape
The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
culture
The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group’s distinct tradition
habit
A repetitive act performed by a particular individual
cultural imperialism
The practice of promoting a more powerful culture over a least known or desirable culture
acculturation
The process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group
popular culture
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that share certain habits despite differences and other personal characteristics
material culture
Abstract culture like values, beliefs, and behaviors
non- material culture
Concrete culture such as artifacts and human creations
folk culture
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
assimilation
A person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group
