AMSCO Vocab Chapter 6

Question 1

cultural complex

Answer 1

a single cultural artifact that may represent many different values, beliefs, and traditions (interrelated traits)

Question 2

culture hearth

Answer 2

the area in which a unique culture or a specific trait develops

Question 3

folk cultures

Answer 3

the beliefs and practices of small, homogenous groups of people, often living in rural areas that are relatively isolated and slow to change

Question 4

sense of place

Answer 4

a unique feeling of belonging

Question 5

cultural regions

Answer 5

broad areas where groups share similar but not identical cultural traits

Question 6

formal region

Answer 6

clearly defined by government or experts (ex. states, countries)

Question 7

functional region

Answer 7

based on interaction and are usually centered on a node or focus point (ex. city of Miami and communities around it)

Question 8

perceptual (vernacular) region

Answer 8

based on how people think about particular place and boundaries are often blurred (ex. what is considered the Midwest)

Question 9

cultural landscape

Answer 9

the boundaries of a region reflect the human imprint on the environment

Question 10

ethnic enclaves

Answer 10

clusters of people of the same culture, but surrounded by people of a culture that is dominant in the region

Question 11

culture realms

Answer 11

larger areas that include several regions

Question 12

globalization

Answer 12

the process of intensified interaction among peoples, governments, and companies of different countries around the globe

Question 13

popular culture

Answer 13

culture traits like music or clothing and the built landscapes spread quickly over a large area and are adopted by various groups

Question 14

diffusion

Answer 14

the spreading of information, ideas, behaviors, and other aspects of culture over wide areas

Question 15

relocation diffusion

Answer 15

the spread of a cultural trait by people who migrate and carry their cultural traits with them

Question 16

expansion diffusion

Answer 16

the spread of cultural traits through direct or indirect exchange without migration

Question 17

contagious diffusion

Answer 17

when a cultural trait spreads continuously outward from it hearth through contact among people

Question 18

hierarchical diffusion

Answer 18

the spread of culture outward from the most interconnected places or from centers of wealth and importance

Question 19

reverse hierarchical diffusion

Answer 19

a trait that diffuses from a lower class to a higher class

Question 20

stimulus diffusion

Answer 20

when people in a culture adopt an underlying idea or process from another culture but modify it because they reject one trait of it

Question 21

acculturation

Answer 21

an ethnic group moving to a new area and adopting the values and practices of the larger group, while still maintaining major elements in their own culture

Question 22

assimilation

Answer 22

when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group

Question 23

multiculturalism

Answer 23

the coexistence of several cultures in one society, with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study

Question 24

nativist

Answer 24

anti-immigrant