Unit 4- Ch 4+7 Flashcards
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Custom
the frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act
folk cultural
cultural traditionally practiced by a small homogeneous rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
habit
a repetitive act preformed by a particular individual
popular cultural
cultural found in a large heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics
taboo
a restriction on behavior imposed by social customs
terroir
the contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
apartheid
laws no longer in effect in south africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas
balkanization
process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among the ethnicities
balkanized
a small geographic area that could not successfully be organized into one or more stable states because it was inhabited by ethnicities with antagonism towards each other
blockbusting
a process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their homes at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move in the neighborhood
centripetal force
an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
ethnic cleansing
process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region
ethnicity
identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions
Multi ethnic state
a state that contains more than one ethnicity
multinational state
state that contains two or more ethnicities in peace
nationalism
loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
nationality
identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there
nation state
a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
race
identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor
racism
belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
racist
a person that subscribes to the beliefs of racism
self determination
concepts that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
sharecropper
a person who works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent and repays loans by turning over to the landowner a share of the crops
triangular slave trade
european ships transporting the slaves to the Caribbean
