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Unit 3 vocab Flashcards

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Acculturation

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Process by which people within 1 culture adopt some of the traits of another while still remaining their own distinct culture

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assimilation

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Category of acculturation in which the interaction of 2 culture result in 1 culture adopting almost all of the customs, traditions, languages, and other cultural traits of the other.

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Centrifugal Force

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Force that divides a group of people

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Centripetal Force

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Force that unifies a group of people

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Collectivist Culture

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Culture in which people are expected to conform to collective responsibility within the family and to be obedient to and respectful of elder family members

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Contagios Diffusion

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Process by which an idea or cultural trait spreads rapidly among people of all social classes and levels of power.

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Crealization

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Blending of 2 or more languages that may not include the features of either original language

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Cultural appropriation

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The act of adopting elements of another culture

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cultural divergence

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the process by which cultures become less similar due to conflicting beliefs or other barriers

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cultural convergence

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the process by which cultures become more similar through interaction

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cultural hearth

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an area where cultural traits develop and from which cultural traits diffuse

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cultural landscape

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a natural landscape that has been modified by humans, reflecting their cultural beliefs and values

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cultural norm

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a shared standard or pattern that guides the behavior of a group of people

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cultural relativism

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the evaluation of a culture by its own standards

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cultural trait

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shared object or cultural practice

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culture

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the beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society and passed down from generation to generation

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denomination

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a separate church organization that unites a number of local congregations

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diffusion

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the process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time

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dialect

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a variation of a standard language specific to a general area, with differences in pronunciation, degree of rapidity in speech, word choice, and spelling `

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ethnic neighborhood

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a cultural landscape within a community of people outside of their area of origin

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ethnic religion

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a religion that is closely tied with a particular ethnic group often living in a particular place

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ethnicity

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the state belonging to a group of people who share common cultural characteristics

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ethnocentrism

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the tendency of ethnic groups to evaluate other groups according to preconceived ideas originating from their own culture

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expansion diffusion

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the spread of a cultural trait outward from where it originated

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gender identity

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an individual’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both, or neither

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gendered space

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a space designed and deliberately incorporated into the landscape to accommodate gender roles

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gentrification

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the renovations and improvements conforming to middle-class preferences

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Hierarchical diffusion

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the spread of an idea or trait from a person or place of power or authority to other people or places

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Identity

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the ways in which humans make sense of themselves and how they wish to be viewed by others

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isolate

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a language that is unrelated to any other known language

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language

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a distinct system of communication that is the carrier of human thoughts and cultural identities

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language branch

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a collection of languages within a language family that share a common origin and separated from other branches in the same family several thousand years ago

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language family

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a group of languages that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth, or region of origin

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language group

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languages within a language branch that share a common ancestor in the relatively recent past and have vocabularies with a high degree of overlap

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lingua franca

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common language used among speakers of different languages

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multiculturalism

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situation in which different cultures live together without assimilating

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pilgrimage

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a journey to a holy place for spiritual reasons

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placemaking

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a community-driven process in which people collaborate to create a place where they can live, work, play, and learn

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popular culture

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the widespread behaviors, beliefs, and practices of ordinary people in society at a given point in time

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postmodern architecture

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a building style that emerged as a reaction to “modern” designs, and values diversity in design

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religion

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a system of spiritual beliefs that helps form cultural perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and values

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relocation diffusion

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the spread of culture traits through the movement of people

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sect

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a relatively small group that has separated from an established religious denomination

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secularized

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focused on worldly rather than spiritual concerns

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sense of place

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the subjective feelings and memories people associate with a geographic location

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stimulus diffusion

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the process by which a cultural trait or idea spreads to another culture or region but is modified to adapt to the new culture

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syncretism

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process of innovation combining different cultural features into something new

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traditional architecture

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an established building style of different cultures, religions, and places

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traditional culture

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the long-established behaviors, beliefs, and practices passed down from generation to generation

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universalizing religion

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a religion that tries to appeal to all humans and is open to membership by everyone

Ap human (6 decks)

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