Diffusion
The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
Relocation Diffusion
A type of culture that has spread across the world because of the advancements in technological communication: Ex Hollywood films
Global Culture (Popular Culture)
Type of religion that do not actively seek converting new members and spread through relocation diffusion
Ethnic Religion
when an ethnic or immigrant group moves to a new area and adopts the values and practices of the larger group while still maintaining elements of their own culture.
Acculturation
Forces that help unify a large group of people.
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population from person to person
Contagious Diffusion
A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
Cultural Hearth
Type of religion with one god.
Monotheistic
the restriction of a culture from outside influences- example: Amish people resist outside influences of modern. technology, clothes. and pop culture
Cultural Divergence
the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape
cultural landscape
The spread of an idea from a person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.
Hierarchical Diffusion
not judging a culture based on your own culture but trying to understand it on its own terms
Cultural Relativism
Changes in grammar and accent from region to region
Dialect
when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group.
Assimilation
Forces that divide a group of people.
Centrifugal Forces
The spread of an underlying idea, but the adopting culture rejects or modifies one trait.
Stimulus Diffusion
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
Taboo
A common language used to communicate when the do not share the same primary language
Lingua Franca
The tendency for cultures to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved transportation and communication
Cultural Convergence
Judging a cultural based on your own culture being superior.
Ethnocentrism
The spread of a trait from people of lower status to people of higher status.
Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion
the coexistence of several cultures in one society, with the ideal of all cultures being valued
Multiculturalism
A simplified language created from prolonged contact of two separate languages
pidgin language
a culture group that constitutes the original inhabitants of a territory, distinct from the dominant national culture, which is often derived from colonial occupation
Indigenous Culture
When a group of people are dispersed to various locations.
Diaspora