Chapter 4: Culture Flashcards
Assimilation
Process by which less dominant cultures loose their culture to a more dominant culture
Occulturation
The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
Artifact
Made and created by humans. Material culture
Built environment
Modifications made by humans to the environment. Reflects aspects of culture.
Core domain sphere model
Place where concentration of culture traits that characterizes a region is greatest.
Cultural convergence
Cultures that become more alike as diffusion of ideas and technology increases.
Cultural/environment perception
People of different culture will observe and interpret their environment and find it’s potential use.
Cultural ecology
The geographic study of human environmental relationships
Cultural landscape
Modification to landscape/environment made by humans. Visible
Cultural realm
A region that has a prevailing culture.
Cultural hearth
Where a culture develops or originates and then diffuses those characteristics
Culture complex
Set of culture traits that describes aspect of society’s behavior or activity.
Cultural trait
A particular feature that occurs often within a culture. Chopsticks
Culture region
A region that shares same culture.
Custom
Repetition of an act that goes to become a characteristic of person or group performing the act.
Environmental determinism
19th - 20th century approach of what was the study of geography. Physical environment caused human activities.
Folk culture
Tradition practiced by small groups of people living in isolated rural areas.
Globalization
Expansion of anything that soon becomes world wide.
Glocalization
Process in which people in a local place practice regional,national, and global practices
Habit
A repeated act performed by a person or group
Material culture
Physical things that are created by humans. The durable aspects of culture (tools art structures)
Mentifact
Ideas, beliefs, and values that people hold
Popular culture
Large groups of people that share certain habits
Possiblism
Theory that environment may set limits on humans but humans have the ability to adapt and choose what to do
Sequent occupance
Successful societies have their cultural imprint that contributes to cultural landscape
Sociofact
Ways in which people organize their society and relate to one another
Taboo
Behavior or habit that is looked down upon by society or social custom
Uniform landscape
Popular custom in one location that may be similar to another location
