september 19th

Question 1

acculturation

Answer 1

the process by which people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retains their own distinct culture

Question 2

assimilation

Answer 2

a category of acculturian in which the interaction of 2 cultures result in one culture adopting almost all of the customs, traditions, language and other cultural traits of the other

Question 3

centrifugal force

Answer 3

a force that divides a group of people

Question 4

centripetal force

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a force that unifies a group of people

Question 5

collectivist culture

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a culture in which people are expected to conform to collective responsibility within the family and to be obedient to and respectful of elder family members

Question 6

contagious diffusion

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the process by which an idea or cultural trait spreads rapidly among people of all social classes and levels of power

Question 7

creolization

Answer 7

the blending of 2 or more languages that may not include the features of original language

Question 8

cultural appropriation

Answer 8

the act of adopting elements of another culture

Question 9

cultural convergence

Answer 9

the process by which cultures become more similar through interaction

Question 10

cultural divergence

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the process by which cultures become less similar due to conflicting beliefs or other barriers

Question 11

cultural hearth

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an area where culture traits develop and from which cultural traits diffuse

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cultural landscape

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a natural landscape that has been modified by humans, reflecting their cultural beliefs and values

Question 13

cultural norm

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a shared standard or pattern that guides the behavior of a group of people

Question 14

cultural relativism

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the elevation of a culture by its own standard

Question 15

cultural trait

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a shared object or cultural practice

Question 16

culture

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the beliefs, values, practices, behavior and technology shared by a society and passed down from generation to generation

Question 17

denomination

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separate church organization that unites a number of local congregations

Question 18

dialect

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a variation of standard language specific to a general area with differences in pronunciation degree of rapid in speech word choice and spelling

Question 19

diffusion

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the process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time

Question 20

ethnic neighborhood

Answer 20

a cultural landscape within a community of people outside of there area of origin

Question 21

ethnic religion

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a religion that is closely tied with a particular ethnic group often living in a particular space

Question 21

ethnicity

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the star belonging to a group of people who share common cultural characteristics

Question 22

ethnocentrism

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the tendency of ethnic groups to elevate other groups according to preconceived ideas originating from there own culture

Question 23

gender identity

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individuals innermost concept of self as male, female , a blend of both or neither

Question 24

expansion diffusion

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the spread of cultural trait outward from where it originated

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gendered space

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a space designed and deliberately incorporated into the landscape to accommodate gender roles

Question 26

gentrification

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the renovations and improvements conforming to middle class preferences

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hierarchical diffusion

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spread of an idea or trait from a person or place of power or authority to other people/places

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identity

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the ways in which humans make sense of themselves and how they wish to be viewed by others

Question 29

isolate

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a language that is unrelated to any other known language

Question 30

language

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distinct system of communication that is the carrier of human thoughts and cultural identities

Question 31

language branch

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a collection of languages within a language family that share a common origin and separated from other branches in the same family several thousand years ago

Question 32

language family

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a group of language that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth or region of an origin

Question 33

language group

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languages within a language branch that share a common ancestor in the relatively recent past and have vocabularies with a high degree of overlap

Question 34

lingus franca

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common language used among speakers of different languages

Question 35

multiculturalism

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a situation in which different cultures live together without assimilating

Question 36

popular culture

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the widespread behaviors, beliefs and practices of ordinary people in society at a given point in time

Question 36

pilgrimage

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journey to a holy place for spiritual reasons

Question 37

placemaking

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community driven process in which people collaborate to create a place where they can live, work, play and learn

Question 38

postmodern architecture

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building style that emerged as a reaction to "modern" designs and values diversity in design

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religion

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the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially God or gods

Question 40

relocation diffusion

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spaced out cultural traits through the movement of people

Question 41

secularized

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focused on worldly rather than spiritual concerns

Question 42

sect

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relatively small group that has separated from an established religious denomination

Question 42

sense of place

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the subjective feelings and memories people associate with a geographic location

Question 43

stimulus diffusion

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the process by which a cultural trait or idea spreads to another culture or region but is modified to adopt to the new culture

Question 44

syncretism

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process of innovation combines different cultural features into something new

Question 45

traditional architecture

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an established building style of different culture , religion and places

Question 46

traditional culture

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long established behavior beliefs and practicespiassed down from generation to generation

Question 47

universalizing religion

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a religion that tries to appeal to all humans and is open to membership by everyone