Culture Basics
This term refers to a society's art, beliefs, customs, institutions, inventions, language, technology, and values.
This meme was popularized by TikTok edits and features two numbers. It is a song by the rapper Skrilla.
6-7
This social media app, known for short-form videos, skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic.
TikTok
This holiday, celebrated on October 31st in the U.S., is known for costumes and candy
Halloween
This term refers to how someone sees themselves in terms of race, gender, nationality, and more.
Identity
A culture shapes the way people meet these types of essential, everyday needs, like food and shelter.
basic needs
This movie broke box office records in 2023 with a pink explosion and feminist themes.
Barbie
This traditional Japanese dish is made with vinegared rice and often raw fish.
Sushi
This social construct is often used to categorize people based on physical characteristics like skin color, even though it has no biological basis.
Race
This is one type of cultural component that includes a society's government, religion, and family structures.
Institutions
This music artist is the first and only artist to win Album of the Year four times.
Taylor Swift
This Mexican holiday honors deceased loved ones and is symbolized by marigolds and sugar skulls
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
This academic field studies how culture shapes societies, beliefs, and behaviors
Anthropology
A fairly large number of people, who live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people outside the area, and participate in a common culture.
Society
This anonymous, location-based social media app—popular on college campuses—was known for unfiltered posts and controversies before being shut down in 2017 and later relaunched in 2021.
Yik Yak
This New Year festival in China is also called the Spring Festival.
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year
When cultures borrow elements from others without understanding or respect, it's called this controversial practice.
cultural appropriation
The process by which people—especially children—learn their society's culture. It is key to understanding how culture is passed down.
Enculturation
This reality tv show just announced a star studded line up, including Robert Irwin, Jordan Chiles, Alix Earle, two of the Mormon wives, and a former Taylor Swift back up dancer.
Dancing With The Stars
This holiday marks the Islamic month of fasting from sunrise to sunset and ends with a celebration called Eid.
Ramadan
This term describes someone navigating multiple cultural identities at once.
Bicultural (or multicultural)