chapter 4 Flashcards
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what does material culture include
the 3 most important necessities in life clothing food and shelter
what is assimilation
process of giving up cultural traditions such as food and clothing preferences
acculturation
The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
cultural convergence
The tendency for cultures to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved transportation and communication.
cultural perception
The concept that people of different culture will definitely observe and interpret their environment and make different decision about its nature, potentiality and use.
cultural ecology
the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments
cultural realm
a geographical region where cultural traits maintain homogeneity
cultural complex
The group of traits that define a particular culture.
glocalization
the process in which human culture, such as businesses or language or recipes, spreads internationally while also reinforcing certain local cultures.
sociafact
the structures and organizations of a culture which influence social behaviour.
english diffusion
through the expansion of the British Empire,
english origin
germanic language
spatial variation
A difference or variation (in terms of population, population density, gross domestic product (GDP), life expectancy) over an area of the earth’s surface.
creole
Creole languages are formed by the combination of two or more languages. When this newly combined language becomes the primary language of the people in a region it is called a “creole” language. Such a situation has often arise in human history in places where indigenous people and colonizers live in close proximity.
dialect
Dialect is a regional variation of a language that can be distinguished by its distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and spelling.
renfrew farming theory
Professor Renfrew’s Anatolian hypothesis suggested that modern Indo-European languages originated in Anatolia in Neolithic times, and linked their arrival in Europe with the spread of farming.
kurgan theory
warriors
language family
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.
language branch
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago.
language branch
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago.
