Unit 3 FACTS, NOTES, AND INFO Flashcards
Understand Unit 3 (20 cards)
What are some elements of culture?
Food, language, and holidays
What is:
Folk Culture?
Culture thats traditionally practiced by small similar homogenous (similar) groups that are isolated
- Anonymous hearths
- Difuses smaller and slower, mainly through relocation diffusion
- They live isolated because of physical barriers (mountains, distance)
What is:
Popular Culture?
(Culture thats found in large different … that share certain …)
Culture thats found in large different societies that share certain habits
- Originated in developed countries
- Diffuses mainly by hierarchal diffusion
- Widely distributed accross many countries
Whats an example of Sequent Occupancy?
The Taino in Jamaica. Because many Jamaican names adapted from the Taino language, along with artifacts
What are some environmental influences on culture and housing?
Woods and bricks, because different resources aid in the climate given within a region
What is:
Centripetal Force?
Forces that unify a state
(state in this context means country)
What is:
Centrifugal Force?
Forces that divide a state
(state in this context means country)
Whats an example of centripetal force?
Shared history in South Asia, because of imperialism from Britain
Whats an example of centrifugal force?
Physical geography, with mountains diving communities in Nepal
What is the Core-Domain-Sphere Model?
The Core is a focused central area, the area where cultural traits are more uniform (similar)
The Domain is an area outside the Core. The culture is still dominant but less intense
The Sphere is the zone of outer influences, the minority in the context
What’s an example of the Core-Domain-Sphere Model?
The Mormons.
The Core is Utah,
The Domain is the surrounding states of Utah,
And the Sphere is groups of Mormons in farther US states
Whats a historical cause of diffusion?
Colonialism done by the British, spreading English and Christianity everywhere
What is a:
Lingua Franca?
A language used for business/trade spoken by 2 people that speak a completely different language
What’s an example of a Lingua Franca
A Spanish and an Igbo person speaking English to facilitate trade
What is a modern cause of diffusion?
Social media
What is a:
LANGUAGE FAMILY?
A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language
LARGEST, most inclusive set of languages
(ie, Indo-European)
What is a:
Language Branch?
A subdivisn of a LANGUAGE FAMILY
(ie Germanic)
What is a:
language group?
A further subdivision, languages here have MANY similarities
(ie, West Germanic with English)
Why is English so influential?
Because of its spread throughout the world. Whter its from British colonization or social media, it spread
Material Vs Non Material Culture
Material - Items people give value to such as clothing and food
Non Matieral - Important ideas in a culture such as different traditions
