Unit 3 Culture Vocab Chapter 4

Question 1

The process of changes in
culture that result from
the meeting of two
groups, each of which
retains distinct culture
features.

Answer 1

Acculturation

Question 2

The process by which a
group’s cultural features
are altered to resemble
those of another dominant
group.

Answer 2

Assimilation

Question 3

The frequent repetition of an
act, to the extent that it
becomes characteristic of the
group of people performing the
act.

Answer 3

Custom

Question 4

Culture traditionally practiced
by a small, homogeneous, rural
group living in relative isolation
from other groups.

Answer 4

Folk Culture

Question 5

A repetitive act performed by a
particular individual.

Answer 5

Habit

Question 6

Culture found in a large,
heterogeneous society that
shares certain habits despite
differences in other personal
characteristics.

Answer 6

Popular Culture

Question 7

A restriction on behavior
imposed by social custom

Answer 7

Taboo

Question 8

The contribution of a location’s
distinctive physical features to
the way food tastes.

Answer 8

Terroir