3.1
Architecture
the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.
Custom
something that a group of people does repeatedly that becomes part of their culture
Language extinction
a language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their native language
Taboo
something that is forbidden by a culture or a religion, sometimes so forbidden that it is often not even discussed
Multiculturalism
when various ethnic groups coexist with one another without having to sacrifice their particular identities
Artifacts
The central, enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs, including language, religion, folklore, and etc. "What a culture believes
Sociofacts
The institutions and links between individuals and groups that unite a culture, including family structure and political, educational and religious institutions. "What a culture does
Globalization
is the trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world without regard to borders or barriers.
Assimilation
the process of a person or group losing the cultural traits that made them distinct from the people around them
Dialect
different forms of the same language used by groups that have some different vocabulary and pronunciations
Cultural relativism
the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged through the eyes of another culture
Indigenous people
the original settlers of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled the area more recently
Cultural divergence
when a culture splits into different cultures because of lack of interaction
Language group
Solo, Single Language
Acculturation
adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
Sequent Occupance
the idea that the current cultural landscape is a combination of all the societies who lived there previously and the changes each group made
Ethnocentrism
judging people or traditions based on your own cultural standards
Lingua franca
a language that groups of people who don't speak the same language use to communicate often for trade or business
Language branch
Language tied in with an ethnicity
Language family
a collection of languages that are all descended from an original, proto-language
Diaspora
the scattering a of people from their homeland
Creole or creolized language
a language that began as a combination of two other languages and is spoken as the primary language of a group of people
Syncretism
the blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait
Stimulus Diffusion
As cultural traits spread they are altered/modified due to a cultural barrier, taboo, or difference
Hierarchical Diffusion
The spread of cultural traits from the most interconnected, powerful, wealthy people/organizations down to others.