Culture Flashcards
A group that shares a geographic religion, a sense of identity, and culture.
Society
The total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.
Culture
Used to refer to a specific group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage.
Ethnic Groups
A site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures.
Cultural Hearth
One of the most important aspects of culture. It allows the people within a culture to communicate with each other.
Language
Reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes.
Dialect
Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.
Innovation
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.
Diffusion
Occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation.
Acculturation
How does language spread?
It builds up a group identity and a sense of unity among those who speak that language.
What are the features of a religion?
Founder, location, principles
A person who establishes an institution.
Founder
A settlement or town where the religion originated.
Location
A rule or belief governing a group’s personal behavior.
Principles
The Holy Trinity; Jerusalem; originated from Judaism
Christianity
Karma; Siddhartha Gautama; Northern India
Buddhism
Supreme God; India; Varna
Hinduism
Middle East; Moses and Abraham; Laws of Torah
Judaism
Mecca; Pillars of Islam, Muhammad
Islam
A socially meaningful category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that are obvious and considered important.
Race
The transmission of culture from one generation to the next.
Enculturation
What are the elements of culture?
Beliefs, the arts, language, relationships, technology, institution
The belief in a supernatural power(s) that are regarded as the creator’s and maintainer’s universe(God)
Religion
Accepting the beliefs of your culture
Diffusion
Someone gives up their former beliefs for a new religion.
Conversion
Represents an outlet of human expression, usually influenced by culture, and driven by human creative impulse.
The Arts
Group of people that are related by blood/ adoption
Family
Family unit( mom, dad, and children) living under one roof
Nuclear family
Mom, dad, children, and other relatives
Extended Family
A couple and children from this and all previous relationships
Blended Family
One parent and children
Single-Parent Family
Father holds authority over women and children
Patriarchal
Decent and relationships are determined through female line
Matriarchal
Any structure of social order governing the behavior of a set of individuals in a society
Institution
Skills passed down through relatives and societies
Informal
Info young people learn at school
Formal
Belief in divine forces of nature(Shinto)
Animistic
Belief in many Gods(Hinduism)
Polytheistic
Belief in one God (Judaism)
Monotheistic
