Unit 3: Culture and Language Flashcards
custom
the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act
folk culture
the practices of a relatively small group of people in a small area
habit
a repetitive act performed by a particular individual
popular culture
made up of large heterogeneous societies share certain habits
taboo
a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
terroir
the contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
folk music
tells a story or convey information about daily activities such as farming, life- cycle events, or mysterious events such as storms and earthquakes
popular music
written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to a large number of people
culture
mix of values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects that form a people’s way of life
cultural geography
study of how and why cultures vary over space
cultural landscape
places that reveal a society’s cultural identity through nature as well as through architecture and artifacts
designed landscape
embody the cultural ideas of the designer
vernacular landscape
comes about through the use of people over time
ethnographic landscape
contains both natural and cultural resources important to a certain group of people
historic site
important because of an historical event, activity or person
culture trait
single attribute of a culture, often not confined to a single area
culture systems
a group of interconnected culture complexes
culture regions
an area with strong cultural ties that binds it from other regions
culture realm
large area marked by a number of cultural regions- its set apart from other world area
cultural hearth
an area where a cultural trait first begins
cultural diffusion
spread of culture to areas surrounding the cultural hearth
acculturation
process of the less dominate culture adopting the traits of more dominate one
assimilation
less dominate culture loses native customs completely
transculturation
2 way flow of culture between dominant and less dominant
ethnocentrism
practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture
cultural relativism
evaluating a culture by its own standards
folk culture region
traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
toponym
the name given to a portion of Earth’s surface
Cultural complex
Combination of different cultural traits in distinctive ways
Independent innovation
Develop in many hearths apart from interaction with one another
Syncretic
Combination of different cultural concepts into one
Indigenous cultures
Original inhabitants of a territory that is distinct from the dominant natural culture
Material culture
Deriving from the survival activities of everyone’s daily life- food, clothing, and shelter
Relocation diffusion
Spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
Hierarchical diffusion
Spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to others persons or places
