ap human 3 Flashcards
a groups learned behaviors, actions, beliefs ,and objects are a part of
culture
The beliefs and practices of small homogeneous groups of people often in rural areas
folk culture
The increase integration of the world economy since the 1970s
globalization
When cultural traits such as clothing, music, movies spread quickly over large area
popular culture
Tangible things, or those that can be experiences by the senses art, clothing, music food
material culture
concepts beliefs not physical presence, values ,aesthetics
mentifacts /nonmaterial culture
people organize their society in relation to one another
sociofacts
the visible refection of a culture through the built environment
cultural landscape
something built
built environment
Style reflects a local cultures history, beliefs, values and community
traditional architecture
developed after 1960s/strays from boxy structures to high rise modern buildings
postmodern architecture
extension of postmodern buildings rotate curve strtech
contemporary architecture
the blending of traits from two cultures to make a new culture
ex:Voodoo+catholicism
shushi burrido
syncretism
behaviors heavily discoraged
taboos
spread of ideas through physical movement of people
relocation diffusion
were a religion or ethnicity began / then track its movement
culture hearth
divides a group of people or a region
centrifugal forces
an attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a state.
centripetal
laws restrict certain activities ex: sale of alcohol at certain times
blue laws
legal framework of a country
sharia
An attempt to follow a literal strict religion
fundamentalism
run by religious leaders
theocracies
a groups beliefs can be understood from perspective of other groups
cultural relativism
ethnic religions
Judaism Hinduism
universal religions
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam,
a groups is superior
ethocentric
the spread of culture or cultural traits by people who migrate and carry their cultural traits with them
relocation diffusion
The spread of cultural traits outward through exchange without migration
expansion diffusion
A cultural trait spreads continuously outward from its hearth through contact among people
contagious diffusion
The spread of culture outward from the most interconnected places or from centers of wealth and influence
hierarchical diffusion
A trait diffuses from a group of lower status to a group of higher status
reverse hierarchical diffusion
simplified mixture of two languages
pidgin language
two or more separate languages can mix and develop a more formal structure and vocab so they are no longer pidgin language
creole language
the idea that culture changes over time as distance and technology create divisions/changes
cultural divergence
Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian
romance languages
Variations in accent grammar usage and spelling
dialects
christianity
churches feature a tall steeple topped with a cross/ believe Jesus was resurrected after dying on a cross
Hinduism
temples often have elaborately carved exteriors with multiple manifestations of deities/
practice cremation ritual burning of a dead body
Judaism
jews worship in synagogues or temples
Islam
mosque Place or worship
