unit 3 Flashcards
What is culture?
The shared beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies of a society.
What are cultural traits?
Visible and invisible attributes that combine to make up a group’s culture.
Sociofacts
The way in which a society, behaves and organizes institutions, for example, religion, government schooling, etc.
Mentifacts
The ideas, beliefs, and values of a culture, for example, religion beliefs
architecture
Materials from factories and manufactured
land use
Sense of place, how a culture uses the land, urban, etc.
cultural norms
Agreed-upon, cultural practices or standards that guide behavior of a culture
cultural taboo
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
cultural taboo
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
Ethnocentrism
Judging another culture in terms of one standard, believes that one ethnic group is superior to others
cultural relativism
Not allowing yourself to view another culture without judging, unfair
cultural landscape
A landscape that has been modified by humans
Sequent occupancy
The idea that certain cultures leave an imprint on society
centipetal forces
Character characteristics that unify a country and provide stability. For example, several different languages, I think neighborhoods, etc..
centrifugal forces
Violence between two groups, unstable, racism
centrifugal forces
Violence between two groups, unstable, racism
language family
linguistic geographer studied the hearths and diffusion of languages as well as their distribution and relationship between one another
language branch
Collection of languages that share a common origin from thousands of years ago
language group
Collection of languages that share a more recent past with similar vocabulary and some overlap
isogloss
A geographic within a particular linguistic feature occurs. Lines that divide dialect.
hierarchical diffusion
A process in which an idea or innovation spreads from a larger or more influential place to unless influential place/smaller. It often occurs through a structured or ranked orders, such as from cities to towns from leaders to followers. ( forced pond citizens )
contagious diffusion
Rapid widespread spread of an idea, innovation or phenomenon through direct contact or interaction amongst people
stimulus diffusion
wear an idea or innovation, spreads from one caliper to another, but is adapted or modified to fit the local or cultural context
acculturation
when people within one culture adapt traits from another culture
assimilation
when one culture abandons their original culture and adopts another culture (could be forced or voluntary)
multiculturalism
the acceptance and tolerance of many different cultures which exist in close proximity to one another
syncretism
when two cultures blend together and create something new
globalization
Globalization is the process by which countries and people around the world become more connected through trade, communication, and cultural exchange.
material culture
Material culture refers to the physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture.
diffusion
Diffusion is the process by which ideas, cultural practices, products, or innovations spread from one place or group to another. In simple terms, it’s how something, like a new trend or technology, spreads across different societies
relocation diffusion
Relocation diffusion is the spread of cultural ideas, practices, or innovations when people move from one place to another.
Expansion diffusion
Expansion diffusion is the spread of a cultural idea, trend, or innovation from its original place outward, growing in influence as more people adopt it.
pidgin language
broken form of a primary language used for business
creole language
a mix between two languages
lingua franca
lingua franca is a common language used by people who speak different native languages to communicate with each other.
