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Culture and Beliefs Flashcards

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Assimilation

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When an ethnic group adopts the host culture as their own.

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Acculturation

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Where members of one cultural group adopt the culture and beliefs of another group.

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Asylum seeker

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A person classed as a refugee fleeing persecution.

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Attitudes

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Positive or negative feelings towards objects or people.

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Beliefs

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A set of ideas about the world that form the basis of a religion or other way of making sense of life.

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Colonisation

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When one country goes to another country and takes over important aspects of its culture.

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Culture

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A shared set of beliefs, values, attitudes, norms, customs, traditions and practices.

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Customs

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The long-established habits of a society.

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Culture shock

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When newly arrived immigrants find the host country’s culture very different.

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Diffusion

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The idea of something spreading out gradually.

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Ethnic group

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A group with a distinct culture that can be traced through history to a specific location.

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Eugenics

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The study of ways to improve human inheritance.

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Feral child

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A human child who has lived away from human contact or brought up with little experience or very poor care.

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Gender identity

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All of the attributes and characteristics that are associated with belonging to one or the other of the sexes.

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Gene

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The basic unit of heredity.

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Genetic inheritance

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The result of a transfer of genes from a parent to offspring.

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Globalisation

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Where activities in one part of the world have consequences for people in other parts of the world.

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Morals

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Guidance on what is right and wrong.

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Immigration

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The movement of people into an area across a national boundary.

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Integration

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When two cultures combine and live alongside each other in harmony.

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Issue

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Something about which people have different views.

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Identity-giving

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An act or process that defines part of a person’s indentity.

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Norms

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Unwritten rules defining the appropriate pattern of behaviour.

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Nurture

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The effect of personal experiences from the womb to adulthood.

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Indoctrination

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When someone attempts to make you accept certain facts and ideas without question.

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Multicultural society

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A society which consists of the cultures of several different races.

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Migration

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The movement from one place to another on a permanent or semi-permanent basis.

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IQ test

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A means of measuring intelligence.

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Perspective

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A viewpoint that a person or group has about an issue.

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Practices

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The way culture, beliefs, values and so on are put into action.

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Religion

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A system of beliefs about life and death and the mysteries of the physical and spiritual worlds, usually involving the idea of a supreme being.

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Rite of passage

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A ceremony or event that marks an important stage in a person’s life.

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Primitive tribe

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One with a simple culture that has survived for a very long time.

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Multiple identities

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When a person has a number of identities in different parts of their life.

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Ritual

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An event that expresses some religious meaning.

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Peer group

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People of the same age who associate regularly.

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Resocialisation

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The way people meet new situations and have to adapt to them as they age.

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Significant other

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A person who is of great importance to you in your life.

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Role model

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Someone whom you use as a reference point for your behaviour.

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Socialisation

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The process by which a child learns the ways of its culture. It can be seen as a process of stages.

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Traditions

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The handing down from generation to generation of customs and beliefs.

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Social control mechanisms

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The means of ensuring conformity and order in a society.

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Values

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What a person feels to be important to them. Values are usually shared among members of a culture.

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Subculture

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A culture that exists within the dominant culture and has many similarities to the dominant culture, but also significant differences.

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Social identity

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When a person is identified or labelled as a specific type of person.

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Voluntary euthanasia

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Where someone is helped to die with their consent.

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