Unit 2: culture Flashcards

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Folk cultures

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traditional cultures, small and isolated, depend on environment

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for cultures contributes basic

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language, food, music, housing, or beliefs

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3
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Culture

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set of learned behaviors produced by a group

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4
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popular culture’s

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globalize cultures, large, more contact

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5
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cultural diffusion

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spread of cultural traits between cultures

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6
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relocation diffusion

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people moving bring treats with them

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7
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contagious diffusion

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treat spread out from the center, Walmart

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8
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hierarchal diffusion

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spread of treats between classes, popular music

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9
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stimulus diffusion

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spread of an idea or concept, drive-through

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10
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preserving culture

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older people want to keep culture from changing

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language

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cultural identity

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dialect has different

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vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, euphorisms

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languages change when

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New words are invented, words give new meaning, adopt words from other languages

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14
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pigeon languages

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mix of two unrelated languages

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15
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Creole language

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True mix of two languages

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official language

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language used by government

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One official language

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Country has homogeneous population,

18
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more than one official language

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two official languages, two major groups

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Big four

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English, French, Spanish, Arabic

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religion

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belief system that deals with the supernatural

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how does religion affect the daily life

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rituals, diet, clothing, schooling, traditions

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Ethnic religion

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universal religion

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how does religion affect society

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institutions, religious places, symbols

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fundamentalism
backlash to religious change | resist change and beliefs values and traditions
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result in conflict between progressing and fundamentalism
increasing Americans turning away from organized religion
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globalization
many cultural traits of being a part of most culture
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most dominant culture
Western
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psychological functions
eating going to the bathroom giving birth
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taboos
bigger that is not acceptable
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hearth
an area of origin
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bottom layers of culture
based on full culture, represents the most important cultural traits
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upper cultural layers
innovated traits from new inventions
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acculturation
The changing or adaptation of culture
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assimilation
giving up your original culture
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three largest religions
christianity, Islam, Buddhism
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six elements of religion
relationship the unseen world, minutes, organize rituals, what happens after death, code of contact, attract a large following