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15 Cards in this Set
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Culture
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Total way of life including people, beliefs, values, institutions, technology, language customs
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Acculturation
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Two or more cultures influence each other and combine to create change
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Belief
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Ideas not supported by fact
Examples: religion, opinions |
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Civilization
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Advanced culture demonstrated by government, technology, written language
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Cultural Trait
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One specific custom of a culture
Example; wearing a turban |
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Cultural Hearth
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Place where ideas begin and spread to other cultures
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Custom
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Tradition from the past that people continue to observe
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Diffusion
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The spreading of cultural ideas
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Diversity
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Variety of features, many cultures within one nation
(Portland H.S. vs Falmouth H.S.) |
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Ethnic Group
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A group of people who share a language, history, or place of origin
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Ethnocentrism
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Thinking one's own culture is superior and judging other cultures through the perspective of your own
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Gender Roles
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The pattern of behavior expected of males and females in a society
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Material Culture
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The "object" part of culture: material goods, things people make or build, architecture, technology, arts
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Non-material culture
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The "idea" part of culture including religion, language, spiritual beliefs, superstitions, values
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Socialization
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The process of a person learning accepted values, rules and ways of operating within a society
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