Chapter 4

Question 1

Habit

Answer 1

A repetitive act that a particular individual performs.

Question 2

Custom

Answer 2

A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group.

Question 3

Folk/indigenous/local culture

Answer 3

Traditionally practiced primarily by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas.

Question 4

Popular culture

Answer 4

Found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.

Question 5

Terroir

Answer 5

The contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

Question 6

Taboo

Answer 6

A restriction on behavior imposed by religious law or a social custom.

Question 7

Assimilation

Answer 7

A process of giving up cultural traditions, such as food and clothing preferences, and adoption of the social customs of the dominant culture of the place.

Question 8

Acculturation

Answer 8

A process of adjustment to the dominant culture, while retaining features of a folk culture.