Culture Flashcards

(39 cards)

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A group that shares a geographic religion, a sense of identity, and culture.

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Society

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The total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.

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Culture

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Used to refer to a specific group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage.

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Ethnic Groups

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A site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures.

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Cultural Hearth

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One of the most important aspects of culture. It allows the people within a culture to communicate with each other.

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Language

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Reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes.

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Dialect

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Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.

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Innovation

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The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.

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Diffusion

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Occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation.

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Acculturation

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How does language spread?

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It builds up a group identity and a sense of unity among those who speak that language.

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What are the features of a religion?

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Founder, location, principles

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A person who establishes an institution.

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Founder

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A settlement or town where the religion originated.

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Location

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A rule or belief governing a group’s personal behavior.

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Principles

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The Holy Trinity; Jerusalem; originated from Judaism

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Christianity

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Karma; Siddhartha Gautama; Northern India

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Supreme God; India; Varna

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Middle East; Moses and Abraham; Laws of Torah

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Mecca; Pillars of Islam, Muhammad

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A socially meaningful category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that are obvious and considered important.

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The transmission of culture from one generation to the next.

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Enculturation

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What are the elements of culture?

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Beliefs, the arts, language, relationships, technology, institution

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The belief in a supernatural power(s) that are regarded as the creator’s and maintainer’s universe(God)

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Accepting the beliefs of your culture

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Someone gives up their former beliefs for a new religion.
Conversion
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Represents an outlet of human expression, usually influenced by culture, and driven by human creative impulse.
The Arts
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Group of people that are related by blood/ adoption
Family
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Family unit( mom, dad, and children) living under one roof
Nuclear family
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Mom, dad, children, and other relatives
Extended Family
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A couple and children from this and all previous relationships
Blended Family
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One parent and children
Single-Parent Family
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Father holds authority over women and children
Patriarchal
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Decent and relationships are determined through female line
Matriarchal
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Any structure of social order governing the behavior of a set of individuals in a society
Institution
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Skills passed down through relatives and societies
Informal
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Info young people learn at school
Formal
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Belief in divine forces of nature(Shinto)
Animistic
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Belief in many Gods(Hinduism)
Polytheistic
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Belief in one God (Judaism)
Monotheistic