Unit 2: culture Flashcards

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Folk cultures

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traditional cultures, small and isolated, depend on environment

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for cultures contributes basic

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language, food, music, housing, or beliefs

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Culture

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set of learned behaviors produced by a group

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4
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popular culture’s

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globalize cultures, large, more contact

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5
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cultural diffusion

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spread of cultural traits between cultures

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relocation diffusion

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people moving bring treats with them

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contagious diffusion

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treat spread out from the center, Walmart

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hierarchal diffusion

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spread of treats between classes, popular music

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stimulus diffusion

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spread of an idea or concept, drive-through

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preserving culture

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older people want to keep culture from changing

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language

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cultural identity

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dialect has different

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vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, euphorisms

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languages change when

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New words are invented, words give new meaning, adopt words from other languages

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14
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pigeon languages

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mix of two unrelated languages

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15
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Creole language

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True mix of two languages

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official language

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language used by government

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One official language

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Country has homogeneous population,

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more than one official language

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two official languages, two major groups

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Big four

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English, French, Spanish, Arabic

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religion

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belief system that deals with the supernatural

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how does religion affect the daily life

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rituals, diet, clothing, schooling, traditions

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Ethnic religion

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Born into

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universal religion

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joined

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how does religion affect society

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institutions, religious places, symbols

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fundamentalism

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backlash to religious change

resist change and beliefs values and traditions

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result in conflict between progressing and fundamentalism

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increasing Americans turning away from organized religion

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globalization

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many cultural traits of being a part of most culture

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most dominant culture

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Western

29
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psychological functions

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eating going to the bathroom giving birth

30
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taboos

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bigger that is not acceptable

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hearth

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an area of origin

32
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bottom layers of culture

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based on full culture, represents the most important cultural traits

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upper cultural layers

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innovated traits from new inventions

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acculturation

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The changing or adaptation of culture

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assimilation

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giving up your original culture

36
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three largest religions

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christianity, Islam, Buddhism

37
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six elements of religion

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relationship the unseen world, minutes, organize rituals, what happens after death, code of contact, attract a large following