Unit 3 Flashcards
accent
the manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world
acculturation
when a culture adopts cultural traits of another when coming into contact
artifact / material culture
visible traits of a culture (clothes, housing, etc.)
assimilation
completely abandoning the original culture for another (voluntary/forced)
autonomous religion
a region that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally
creole language
a language that is combined with two different language
cultural convergence
cultures are more similar the more interaction that they have
cultural ecology
the relationship between culture and the environment
cultural landscape
a landscape that has been modified to show it’s cultural values/beliefs
cultural perception
people will interpret things differently based on their culture (ex: colors, symbols, animals)
cultural relativism
unbiased views of other cultures
taboo
behaviors discouraged by a culture
cultural traits
invisible or visible attributes that combine to make a group’s culture
culture complex
a group of traits associated with a certain aspect of life within a culture
culture hearth
the place where a cultural trait originates
culture realm
a region with the same cultural traits
custom
a repetitive action of a group that has become a characteristic
denomination
a division of a religion that unites local followers
determinism
the idea that the environment determines a county’s success and culture
dialect
a variation in language with vocabulary, pronunciation, speed, and spelling
ethnic religion
small distribution and does not have new adherents
ethnicity
a person’s cultural background and the specific countries they are from
ethnocentrism
judging other cultures based on own beliefs
extinct language
a language used in daily activities that is no longer used
fundamentalism
literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
global/popular/universal culture
large groups of people connects with globalization, quick to change
habit
a repetitive action of an individule
hierarchical religion
a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control
Indo-European
the biggest language family with around 3.2 billion speakers
interfaith boundary
the boundaries between the world’s major faiths
intrafaith boundary
the boundaries within a major religion
isoglass
boundaries that divide languages
language branch
a collection of languages that shar a common origin of thousands of years ago
language family
the largest of related languages that are related with a common ancestry and hearth
language group
languages that share a more recent past with similar vocabulary
lingua franca
a language mutually understood by people who speak different language
local/traditional/folk culture
small groups of people often living in rural areas that is isolated, and is unique
mentifact
the ideas, beliefs, values and knowledge of a culture, slower to change
monotheism
the belief that there is only one god or divine being
multicultralism
acceptance and tolerance of other cultures that are near each other
nationalism
a devotion and loyalty to a nation
official languages
endorsed by the government as the language/s to speak
pidgin language
simplified, limited, non-native language used by two people that speak different languages
pilgrimage
voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site
polytheism
the belief that there is multiple gods or divine beings
religious branch
a large division of religion
sacred space
the place where religious figures and congregations meet to perform religious ceremonies
sect
a small group that seperated from a denomination
secularism
belief that morals should be for life of Earth rather than religion, an indifference or rejection of religion
sociofact
the ways a society behaves and organizes institutions (education, government, land use, etc.)
standard language
recognized by the government for school, media, etc., and does not have to be official
symbolic landscapes
a landscape that has significant meaning beyond what it simply looks like due to cultural associations
syncretism
two cultural traits that blend to become a new one
trade language
a language used between native speakers of different languages to allow them to communicate so that they can trade with each other
uniform landscape
the spatial expression of a popular custom in one location that will be similar to another
universalizing religion
widely distributed and attempts of converts people
vernacular
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
