Chapter 4 Folk And Pop Culture Flashcards
Acculturation
Process of social, physiological, and cultural change that stems from blending between cultures
Assimilation
The process of taking in and understanding info or ideas
Artifact
Object made by a human being. Typically something of cultural interest
Built environment
Man made surroundings that provide setting for humans
Habit
A repetitive act performed by a particular individual
Globalization
Actions that involve the entire world making something worldwide
Taboo
A restriction
Folk culture
Culture used in little homogeneous groups live in isolation
Pop culture
Found in large heterogeneous groups share habits
Custom
Frequent repetition of an act that becomes a characteristic of a group
Material culture
An item that has significance to a culture
Non material culture
Something that is important to a culture (language,religion)
Possiblism
How the environment may decide human acitivities but humans can alter the environment
Cultural perception
Perception on different cultures
Cultural ecology
How humans adapt to their physical environment
