Vocabulary #3 | 3 Flashcards
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Culture
The shared beliefs, characteristics, and way of life of a group of people
Culture Relativism
The idea that cultures should be understood and appreciated on their own terms, rather than being judged against the standards of one’s own culture.
Ethnocentrism
The tendency to judge other cultures based on the standards and values of one’s own culture,
Cultural Landscapes
The visible imprint of human activity on the natural environment, showcasing the interplay between culture and nature.
Sequent Occupancy
The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape over time.
Traditional Architectural
Traditional building styles of different cultures, religions, and places.
Post-Modern Architecture
Tries to design buildings that are visually pleasing to human beings and provide modern humans with a link to their past.
Ethnicity
Identity with a group of people who share a common identity with a specific homeland or hearth.
Race
The categorization of humans into groups based physical characteristics or ancestry.
Gender
The socially constructed roles, behaviors, and identities that a society assigns to individuals based on their sex.
Ethnic Neighborhood
An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background.
Sense of Place
The emotions someone attaches to an area based on their experiences.
Placemaking
A collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm in order to maximize shared value.
Centripetal Forces
The forces that act on an object moving in a circular path, directing it toward the center of its circular trajectory.
Centrifugal Forces
Forces within a country that work to pull that country apart.
Diffusion
The process by which a cultural trait, idea, or phenomenon spreads from one place to another.
Relocation Diffusion
When people move, or relocate, they spread ideas along with them.
Expansion Diffusion
When people move, or relocate, they spread ideas along with them.
Contagious Diffusion
The distance-controlled spreading of an idea through a local population by contact from person to person.
Hierarchical Diffusion
The spread of a cultural trait or idea from a point of power or authority gradually moving down to smaller, less influential areas or people, essentially “trickling down” in a top-down pattern.
Stimulus Diffusion
When an idea diffuses from its cultural hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters.
Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion
The spread of a cultural trend or innovation from the lower levels of a hierarchy to the higher levels.
Creolization
The process where different cultural elements blend together to create a new, hybrid culture.
Lingua Franca
A common language used by people speaking different native languages to communicate with each other, often for trade or business purposes, allowing interaction between groups who wouldn’t otherwise be able to understand one another.
