concepts 7-9 Flashcards
the five elements of the hierarchy of cultural geography (TCSRR)
culture traits, culture complex, culture system, culture region, culture realm
culture traits
a single distinguishing feature of regular occurrence within a culture
culture complex
an integrated assemblage of culture traits descriptive of one aspect of a society’s behavior or activity
culture system
a generalization suggesting shared, identifying traits uniting two or more culture complexes
Culture Region
formal or functional region within which common cultural characteristics prevail
Culture Realm
a collective of culture regions sharing related culture systems
the differences in economic activity between less-developed and highly-developed countries
-less-developed countries often have most of their workers in the agricultural sector
-highly developed economies usually are focused on manufacturing or services
the three factors that cultural change is induced by (ISA)
innovation, spatial diffusion, acculturation
innovation
introduction into an area of new ideas, practices, or objects
spatial diffusion
the outward spread of a substance, a concept, a practice, or a population from its point of origin to other areas
acculturation
the cultural modification or change resulting from one culture group or individual adopting traits of a more advanced or “dominant” society
the three subconcepts of acculturation and what each entails (AAC)
amalgamation theory, assimilation, competition theory
Amalgamation Theory
the concept that multiethnic societies become a merger of the culture traits of their member groups
assimilation
social process of merging into a composite culture, losing separate ethnic or social identity, and becoming culturally homogenized
competition theory
the idea that cultural minorities begin to achieve success and enter in mainstream social and economic life
