APHUG Unit 3

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Culture

Beliefs and practices in a society passed down by generations.

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Material Culture

Part of culture that can be touched or felt, like food.

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Folk/Traditional Culture

Local culture and values that diffuses slowly.

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Pop Culture

Culture that is quick to diffuse.

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Ethnocentrism

When culture is interpreted through the eyes of our own culture.

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Cultural Relativism

When culture is interpreted through the eyes of the respective culture.

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Cultural Landscape

The environment sculpted by our actions.

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Sequent Occupance

The idea that societies leave behind their work for future inhabitants to build off of.

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Ethnic Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods dedicated to a culture, such as Hispanic neighborhoods that speak Spanish and serve Spanish foods.

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Dialects

The style of a language spoken.

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Religion

A system of faith and beliefs.

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Centripetal Forces

Forces that bring people together in a society.

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Centrifugal Forces

Forces that bring people away and create conflict.

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Diffusion

Spread from a hearth (source).

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Relocation Diffusion

When an idea spreads as people move from one place to another, taking the idea with them.

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Expansion Diffusion

Spread of an idea or innovation from a central point to different locations, increasing its influence.

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Contagious Diffusion

Rapid and widespread spread of an idea through a population, going through every person.

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Stimulus Diffusion

A diffusion in which the original idea is changed a bit each time it passes.

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Hierarchical Diffusion

The top-down spread of an idea from a more influential person.

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Language Families

Group of languages that have a common origin or ancestor.

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Toponym

Name assigned to a region.

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Universalizing Religions

Religions that are world-wide and try to be adapted by all.

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Ethnic Religions

Religions attached to an ethnicity; typically don’t go out of their way to convert others.

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Imperialism

Country expansion beyond its borders. One of the largest causes of diffusion.

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Lingua Franca

A language spoken between people who do not share a native language.

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Pidgin Language

An unofficial blend of languages.

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Creolization

An official combination of languages.

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Cultural Convergence

The idea that global cultures are becoming more alike.

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Cultural Divergences

When cultures reject contemporary culture, going their own separate ways.

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Language Extinction

Death of a language due to lack of motivation to speak a native language after adopting a lingua franca.

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Separation

When a home culture is accepted, and a host culture is rejected.

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Assimilation

When a home culture is left behind, and a host culture is embraced.

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Integration

When a home culture is accepted, along with the host culture.

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Marginalization

When a home culture and host culture are both rejected.

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Multiculturalism

Coexistence of cultures in a region.

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Cultural Appropriation

"Trying on different cultures." Considered disrespectful.

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