Elements of Culture
Primary means through which people communicate
What is language?
Feeling of belonging to a specific cultural group
What is cultural identity?
About how many languages are estimated to be spoken worldwide?
What is 7100?
Belief in one god
What is monotheism?
Spread of culture AROUND THE WORLD
What is globalization?
Habits and ceremonies passed down from one generation to another
What are customs and traditions?
Cultural traits found in all societies
What are cultural universals?
Regional form of language
What is dialect?
What is an ethnic religion?
Rapid spread of cultural traits due to modern communication (like a disease)
Name one form of art that is considered an element of culture
What is literature, music, or visual arts?
Smaller scale and slower transmission across regions
What is folk culture?
Language family that includes languages like Spanish and English
What is Indo-European?
Intense adherence according to a literal interpretation of faith
What is fundamentalism?
Forces that pull people together
What are centripetal forces?
Expected behaviors in various contexts within a culture
What are social norms?
What is diffusion?
Languages with no written form
What is oral language?
The affect of religion/culture on the land
Challenge that folk culture faces due to globalization
What is the loss of traditional practices/culture?
Core principles that dictate what is considered important or moral in a culture
What are values and beliefs?
The difference between acculturation and assimilation?
Acculturation involves adopting traits from a dominant culture. Assimilation involves losing native customs.
Most spoken language in the world
What is Chinese?
Difference between ethnic and universalizing religion?
Universalizing religions actively seek converts, ethnic religions do not
When culture spreads from lower classes to higher classes
What is reverse hierarchical diffusion?