U3 Vocab Flashcards
cultural relativism
others should understand beliefs & actions by their culture
sense of place
emotions attached to area based on experience
relocation
type of diffusion; innovations spread through people’s physical movements
expansion
type of diffusion; innovations spread in one place while staying strong in the original
creolization
2+ languages form a new language
cultural convergence
2 cultures interact more = more similar
lingua franca
language that results from blend of colonizer’s language w/ indigenous language
universalizing
type of religion; appeals to everyone
dialect
regional difference of vocab & pronunciation
hearth
starting place for cultural trend
Indo-European
largest lang fam
Chrisitanity
religion; most followers in world
Buddhism
religion; followers pursue Nirvana
Judaism
religion; Orthodox, Conservative, & Reformed denominations
acculturation
less dominant culture picks up traits from more dominant
multiculturism
support of diversity in cultural or ethnic groups
animism
belief that objects & events have spirit & conscious life
folk
type of culture; practiced by small, homogenous populations
isogloss
boundary line between 2 different linguistic regions
missionary
person who spreads their religion
monotheism
belief in one god/being
romance languages
languages from Vulgar Latin
taboo
limit on behavior established by social custom
isolated
orphan language
atheism
belief that God doesn’t exist
sect
small group of people who break away from a religion
nativist
person who favors non-immigrants in their country
ethnocentrism
feeling one’s ethnic group/culture is superior
cultural landscape
change of nature by cultural group
ethnic enclave
neighborhood that keeps portion of culture from another area
contagious
diffusion type; something spreads wide & fast
hierarchial
diffusion type; concept from powerful influence those w/ less power
stimulus
diffusion type; culture receives change from other, gives unique form
pidgin
speech w/ basic grammar & small amount of vocab from lingua franca, used by speakers of 2 diff langs
cultural divergence
limit of culture from external influences
ethnic
type of religion; passed down, doesn’t try to appeal to everyone
language family
language collection similar to each other through common ancestor before recorded history
Sikihism
religion; blends Hinduism & Islam
Islam
religion; uses Koran as holy text
Hinduism
religion; counts karma as core belief
assimilation
minority culture absorbed into majority’s culture
syncretism
blending traits from 2 diff cultures to form new trait
popular
culture found in large, different societies
fundamentalism
literal adherence to basic principles of religion
polytheism
belief in/worship of more than one god
official language
language country uses in conducting business & official accounts
sequent occupance
idea that successive societies leave cultural imprints, each contributing to cultural landscape
agnostic
belief that nothing is known about existence of a god
