Section Six Flashcards
Acculturation
Learning the laws and customs of a new society
Inuit
Means We the People
Inuktitut
Language of the Inuit
Ethnic group
A groups with a common cultural tradition
Society
A group of people living together in a certain geographical location who have agreed to live by certain rules and do things a certain way
Visible minorities
Visible minorities include people, other than aboriginals, who are non-white in colour or non-Caucasian in race
Technology
Putting inventions to work to cope with problems people face in the environment
Sacred society
Religious institutions and beliefs have a great deal of influence
Secular society
A clear swipe relation of religion and government
Media
Transmits the cultural beliefs of a society
Enculturation
Learning the laws and customs of one’s own society
Favelas
Brazilian ghettos; shanty towns
Hyphenated Canadians
Ethnic groups with a dual cultural identity