Culture Vocab
This a repetitive act done by a particular individual
What is a habit?
A force that tends to unify people
What is a centripetal force?
Two things pop culture clothing reflects
What is occupation and income?
Largest of the language divisions, Indo-European would be an example of this
What is language family?
Which two states have a gubernatorial election today?
What is New Jersey and Virginia?
This is a repetitive act done by a group
What is a custom?
A force that tends to pull people apart
What is a centrifugal force?
Reason popular culture access is not equal around the world
What is access to electronic media?
Term for language that has a tradition of speaking as well as writing
What is literary tradition?
The current Senate minority leader
Who is Mitch McConnell?
This is found in large, hetergenous societies that share certain habits despite other differences
What is popular culture?
A system of communication through movement, speech, sounds, or symbols
Reason television is so important in the context of popular culture
What is most popular leisure activity?
Theory that states Indo-European language spread through agriculture practices
What is Sedentary Farmer Theory?
This person is the alleged killer of his girlfriend and was found dead in the Carlton Reserve in Florida
Who is Brian Laundrie?
This is found in small, homogenous groups living in isolated areas
What is folk culture?
A language children are no longer learning
What is an endangered language?
Type of diet that Jewish people follow, most known for not mixing dairy with meat
What is Kosher?
Name of the two theories about how Indo-European language spread
What is Nomadic Warrior and Sedentary Farmer Theory?
In this Southwest Asia city, a military hospital was blown up, killing 15 people
What is Kabul?
A restriction on behavior imposed by religious law or social custom
What is taboo?
A regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
What is dialect?
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot is an example of what
The language of international communication
What is lingua franca?
This former NFL player is running for U.S. Senator, representing his home state of Georgia
Who is Herschel Walker?