Vocab
Intangible elements of culture including a wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings passed from generation to generation within a given society.
Nonmaterial culture
Relating to the belief in only one god.
Monotheistic
In Greek mythology, the wind is controlled by 4 spirits, each representing a different direction of the wind. The belief that spirits exist in natural life like the wind is an example of which religious belief?
A. Animism
B. Monotheism
C. Syncretism
D. Pantheism
A. Animism
What is an ethnic group?
A. a person who is fluent in more than two languages.
B. a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background
C. Notions in a community that are based on cultural views, biases, and beliefs.
D. None of the above
B. a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background
Intangible elements of culture including a wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings passed from generation to generation within a given society.
Secularization
A set of policies that promote the active participation and inclusion of minority groups in national histories, national politics, and cultural institutions with the goal of embracing difference within society.
Multiculturalism
A border between two countries has limited but not completely stopped the flow of the spread of cultures through the barrier. The religious leaders have been able to cross through the border and spread their religion. The border functions as:
A. an absorbing barrier that completely prevents cultural diffusion
B. a centrifugal force creating political diffusion
C. a border that functions as transport for both countries and allows cultural diffusion
D. permeable barrier that slows but does not stop cultural diffusion
D. permeable barrier that slows but does not stop cultural diffusion
True or False: Geographic isolation of a language community is a direct cause of language endangerment
No
Occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group adopts enough of the ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially.
Acculturation
The notion that people adopt elements of other cultures as well as contribute elements of their own culture, thereby transforming both cultures.
Transculturation
Maryam is from Jordan and Layla is from Syria. They both speak Arabic, but use different phrases and pronounce the words differently. They can still understand each other and have a conversation. What is happening in this situation?
A. speak different languages in different language families
B. speak the same language with the same dialect
C. speak the same language and same dialect but with different accents
D. speak the same language but with different dialects and different accents
D. speak the same language but with different dialects and different accents
What is the religious practices of cultural groups combining with the elements of Christianity is an example of...
a. independent innovation of cultural traits
b. syncretization
c. relocation diffusion
d. none of the above
b. syncretization
Describing a religion that spreads its message to others through missionary work.
Proselytic
Refers to the fact that many places have been controlled or affected by a variety of groups over a period of time; those groups have reshaped the functions or meanings of those places and left behind layers of meaning.
Sequent occupance
A rural village in Southern Africa maintains strong local cultural traditions including music, clothing, storytelling, and food. The village has little connection to the world outside. Which of the following would likely lead to the loss of cultural traditions?
A. Geographic isolation increases due to seasonal flooding that limits road access.
B. Installation of high speed internet lets the villagers stream global media and use social media.
C. The village population becomes more ethnically homogeneous
D. none of the above
B. Installation of high speed internet lets the villagers stream global media and use social media.
An environmentalist is in a neighborhood that is in a neighborhood that consists of different temples, churches, and mosques. He sees multiple cultures and different cultural clothing stores. This demonstrates....
A. cultural convergence eliminating ethnic distinctions
B. popular culture creates uniform landscapes
C. Religion, language, and ethnicity shape the cultural landscape
D. The landscapes secular spaces are there for them all around the neighborhood
C.Religion, language, and ethnicity shape the cultural landscape
The phenomenon whereby the introduction of new transportation technologies progressively reduces the time it takes to travel between places.
Time-space convergence
A group of people with distinct norms, values, and material practices that differentiate them from the dominant culture surrounding them.
Subculture
In the city of Metropole, the Willow Creek neighborhood is historically diverse, but recently it has become socially fragmented. The older, multi-generational residents rarely interact with the newer, younger working professionals, and residents along the main street (business owners) feel disconnected from those in the residential areas. There is no shared space, and local engagement is low. If the neighborhood makes a park for everyone to enjoy, what would it be an example of?
A. Syncretism
B. Centrifugal Force
C. Material Culture
D.Centripetal Force
D.Centripetal Force
Improvements in transportation, technology, and lingua franca languages have caused cultures to be more similar as ideas are shared more culturally. What is this concept and what is a consequence?
A. The concept of stimulus diffusion and the outcome is innovation of local culture
B. The concept of glocalization and this causes greater regional distinctiveness
C. The concept of convergence hypothesis and the outcome is placelesness
D. The concept of cultural divergence and the outcome is cultural convergence
C. The concept of convergence hypothesis and the outcome is placelesness