Culture Basics
Define culture
Shared beliefs, practices, behaviors
Visible imprint of culture on the natural landscape (often reflect history & cultural values)
Cultural Landscape
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
Lingua Franca
Name one of the five major world religions.
Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam
Type of diffusion when people move from one place to another.
Relocation diffusion
When a minority culture's distinctive traits (like language, dress, customs) are lost as they adopt those of a dominant culture
Assimilation
Example of material culture.
Buildings, clothing, food
Layers of history reflected in the landscape
Sequent Occupancy
Creole
Type of religion that seeks converts globally; not tied to specific place
Universalizing Religion
Rapid person to person spread
Contagious
When a minority adopts traits of the majority but keeps their identity
Acculturation
Identify an example of nonmaterial culture.
Beliefs, values, religions, etc.
The human-made spaces and structures (buildings, roads, parks, infrastructure) that form the physical landscape
Built landscape
A simplified communication system that develops between groups with no common language
Pidgin
Hinduism is considered what type of religion?
Ethnic
Ideas spread from a powerful entity/someone with influence to others in society.
Hierarchical Diffusion
The blending of two or more cultural traits or religious beliefs
Syncretism
Type of culture that includes widespread ideas, trends, practices & is constantly evolving.
Popular (pop) Culture
The loss of uniqueness of place in a cultural landscape so that one places looks like the next
Placelessness
What is the most common lingua franca?
English
Mecca, Jerusalem, Vatican City are all examples of this.
Sacred Sites
When an idea spread but it adapts to fit a new culture/location
Stimulus
The belief that one's own culture is superior and the standard by which others should be judged
A social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding certain behaviors, foods, etc.
What would be a way religion shapes cultural landscapes?
Sacred sites, religious architecture
A geographic boundary that separates different linguistic features, such as dialects or language variations, within a specific region
Isogloss
Islam is considered what type of religion?
Universalizing
Identify one cultural trait diffused through European colonialism
Language (English, Spanish, French), Religion (Christianity)
Which concept describes cultures becoming more alike over time as a result of globalization?
Culture convergence