Culture
characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts
Folk culture (folkways)
culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
Popular culture
culture which interests the general masses of people, and spread by mass media.
Material culture
refers to the physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture
Nonmaterial culture
the nonphysical ideas that people have about their culture
Cultural identity
identification with, or sense of belonging to, a particular group based on various cultural categories, including nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, and religion
Custom
something that a group of people does repeatedly that becomes part of their culture
Taboo
something that is forbidden by a culture or a religion, sometimes so forbidden that it is often not even discussed
Cultural hearth
the centers of cultural origin of ancient civilizations which continue to inspire and influence modern societies of the world today
Hierarchical diffusion
is the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
Contagious diffusion
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feauture or trend throughout a population
Stimulus diffusion
when a feature or idea spreads, but is changed by those adopting the idea (spread of an underlying prinicple)
Relocation diffusion
the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another
Acculturation
adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
Assimilation
the process of a person or group losing the cultural traits that made them distinct from the people around them. Can be forced or voluntary
Language
a system of communication used by a particular country or community.
Lingua franca
a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Dialect
particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
Toponym
A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature
Logogram
a sign or character representing a word or phrase
