Definitions
When a culture adopts, different cultural traits of another culture (original culture is modified not loss)
What is... acculturation.
Pop vs. soda
What is... dialect.
Three things that reduces barriers to diffusion.
What is... globalization, advancements in technology, and urbanization.
When society has a large diverse culture/religions that coexist.
What is... multiculturalism.
Seek to expand (Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism).
What is... Universalizing Religions.
Regional differences in language; local culture impacts what you call something.
What is... dialect.
English being used by people around the world to speak to one another.
What is... lingua franca.
Led to the spread of different religions, languages, and cultures around the world
When society rejects diffusion of new cultures.
What is... cultural resistance.
Don’t try to convert others (Hinduism, Judaism).
What is... Ethnic Religions.
Boundaries that are defined by linguistic differences (not geopolitical)
What is... isogloss.
Traveling by plane instead of boat, thus getting to destination faster.
Time space convergence.
The dispersion of any people from their original homeland (often due to forced migration).
What is... diaspora.
3 Abrahamic religions.
What is... Christianity, Islam, Judaism.
Blending of religions/cultures, but the two remain distinct.
What is... syncretism.
First Spanish settlers in the Caribbean, French settlers in Louisiana → They no longer considered themselves to be part of their original culture
What is... creolization.
The process of two cultures/language coming together to create a new third culture/language (traditionally due to colonization)
What is... creolization.
What is... Buddhism.
When a minority culture adopts a new culture, typically the dominant culture, resulting in a loss of the original culture.
What is... assimilation.
Time actually is shorter.
What is... time space convergence.
Gurus preached the word of God.
What is... Sikhism.