Culture Flashcards
All of the features of the way people live
Culture
People that live in organized communities
Society
A group that shares a common racial, tribal, religious, or linguistic background
Ethnic Groups
A new method, idea, product, etc
Innovation
The spreading of something more widely
Diffusion
Place of origin of a major culture: cite of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures
Cultural hearth
Assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one
Acculturation
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
Religion
A group of languages related thru descendants of a common ancestral language (tree)
Language family
Particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
Dialect
A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language
Accent
A language that has developed from a mixture of two languages
Pidgin Language
The state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others
Isolation
A theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory
Social Construct
Can be defined as the behaviors, values, and attitudes that a society considers appropriate for both male and females
Gender Roles
