Definitions
A physical object that a culture creates, such as clothing, food, toys, buildings, etc.
What is an artifact?
A place name.
What is a toponym?
A football jersey
Artifact
The process by which cultural traits spread and change.
What is cultural diffusion?
A handshake is changed to exclude an offensive gesture.
Stimulus
Religions that actively seek converts.
What are universalizing religions?
Inventor of the steel-bladed plow and went on to own a agricultural equipment company.
Who was John Deere?
The structures, organizations, institutions and rules that govern behavior in a society.
What is a sociofact?
Judging a culture by it's own standards rather than one's own.
What is cultural relativism?
Belief that there is no God or higher power
Mentifact
Type of expansion diffusion in which the idea or belief is kept, but adapted to fit local tastes.
What is stimulus diffusion?
A new slang term spreads around the school to everyone.
Contagious
Religions that are tied to a certain ethnicity, culture, or geographic place.
What are ethnic religions?
Music genre that began in Korea and has since become vastly popular through groups such as BTS.
What is K-pop?
The core values, ideas, beliefs, and worldview of a culture.
What is a mentifact?
Judging another culture solely by the values of your own culture.
What is ethnocentrism?
A community group that meets weekly
Sociofact
Type of expansion diffusion in which a trait spreads randomly to everyone around, not regarding class, race, or other human distinctions.
What is contagious diffusion?
A musical style begins in Los Angeles and then spreads to smaller cities and local radios.
Hierarchical
The process by which two languages combine to form one unique language.
What is creolization?
A traditional Japanese dress, often worn by geishas.
What is a kimono?
A cultural force that unites a group of people.
What is a centripetal force?
The set behaviors and roles one is expected to follow in society, often subject to change over time.
What are cultural norms?
Air Jordans
Artifact
Diffusion that occurs when a person or group physically moves to a new location.
What is relocation diffusion?
Chinese immigrants bring their food culture with them and open a restaurant.
Relocation
A common language used for trade and communication in places where more than one language is spoken.
What is a lingua franca?
Mountain in Alaska renamed by President Donald Trump.
What is Mount McKinley/Denali?
A cultural force that divides a group of people.
What is a centrifugal force?
The start point of a cultural trait.
What is a hearth?
Believing that everyone should be treated well because they are made in God's image
Mentifact
Type of expansion diffusion that starts with the most powerful or influential people and places, and then trickles down to subsequent levels.
What is hierarchical diffusion?
A celebrity posts a picture wearing high top shoes, soon other influencers are wearing it and then regular teens
Hierarchical
A regional variation of a language.
What is a dialect?
A vegetarian-patty burger served in India in lieu of McDonald's traditional beef burger.
What is the McAloo Tikki Burger?