september 19th Flashcards
acculturation
the process by which people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retains their own distinct culture
assimilation
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
centrifugal force
a force that divides a group of people
centripetal force
a force that unifies a group of people
collectivist culture
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
contagious diffusion
the process by which an idea or cultural trait spreads rapidly among people of all social classes and levels of power
creolization
the blending of 2 or more languages that may not include the features of original language
cultural appropriation
the act of adopting elements of another culture
cultural convergence
the process by which cultures become more similar through interaction
cultural divergence
the process by which cultures become less similar due to conflicting beliefs or other barriers
cultural hearth
an area where culture traits develop and from which cultural traits diffuse
cultural landscape
a natural landscape that has been modified by humans, reflecting their cultural beliefs and values
cultural norm
a shared standard or pattern that guides the behavior of a group of people
cultural relativism
the elevation of a culture by its own standard
cultural trait
a shared object or cultural practice
culture
the beliefs, values, practices, behavior and technology shared by a society and passed down from generation to generation
denomination
separate church organization that unites a number of local congregations
dialect
a variation of standard language specific to a general area with differences in pronunciation degree of rapid in speech word choice and spelling
diffusion
the process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time
ethnic neighborhood
a cultural landscape within a community of people outside of there area of origin
ethnic religion
a religion that is closely tied with a particular ethnic group often living in a particular space
ethnicity
the star belonging to a group of people who share common cultural characteristics
ethnocentrism
the tendency of ethnic groups to elevate other groups according to preconceived ideas originating from there own culture
gender identity
individuals innermost concept of self as male, female , a blend of both or neither
expansion diffusion
the spread of cultural trait outward from where it originated
gendered space
a space designed and deliberately incorporated into the landscape to accommodate gender roles
gentrification
the renovations and improvements conforming to middle class preferences
hierarchical diffusion
spread of an idea or trait from a person or place of power or authority to other people/places
identity
the ways in which humans make sense of themselves and how they wish to be viewed by others
isolate
a language that is unrelated to any other known language
language
distinct system of communication that is the carrier of human thoughts and cultural identities
language branch
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
language family
a group of language that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth or region of an origin
language group
languages within a language branch that share a common ancestor in the relatively recent past and have vocabularies with a high degree of overlap
lingus franca
common language used among speakers of different languages
multiculturalism
a situation in which different cultures live together without assimilating
popular culture
the widespread behaviors, beliefs and practices of ordinary people in society at a given point in time
pilgrimage
journey to a holy place for spiritual reasons
placemaking
community driven process in which people collaborate to create a place where they can live, work, play and learn
postmodern architecture
building style that emerged as a reaction to “modern” designs and values diversity in design
religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially God or gods
relocation diffusion
spaced out cultural traits through the movement of people
secularized
focused on worldly rather than spiritual concerns
sect
relatively small group that has separated from an established religious denomination
sense of place
the subjective feelings and memories people associate with a geographic location
stimulus diffusion
the process by which a cultural trait or idea spreads to another culture or region but is modified to adopt to the new culture
syncretism
process of innovation combines different cultural features into something new
traditional architecture
an established building style of different culture , religion and places
traditional culture
long established behavior beliefs and practicespiassed down from generation to generation
universalizing religion
a religion that tries to appeal to all humans and is open to membership by everyone
