unit 3 ap hug- cultural patterns and processes

traditionally practiced primarily by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas

found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics

the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively

units of transmission that permit diffusion and create traditions

a geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife, associated with a historic event, activity, or person, or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition

the spreading of something more widely

spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

a place from which an innovation originates

spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process

the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing

not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or wrong, strange or normal

evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture

an eclectic, colourful style of architecture and the decorative arts that appeared from the late 1970s and continues in some form today

that way of building which makes serious use of the familiar symbolic forms of a particular culture of a particular people in a particular place

the notion that landscapes are shaped over time by the sequential settlement, or at least sequential use, of that landscape by various groups who occupy the land

a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.

an apparent force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body's inertia

the role or behavior learned by a person as appropriate to their gender, determined by the prevailing cultural norms

a process of giving up cultural traditions, such as food and clothing preferences, and adoption of the social customs of the dominant culture of the place

a process of adjustment to the dominant culture, while retaining features of a folk culture, or syncretism

the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought

the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society

a collection of individual languages with a common ancestor

language used in education, work, mass media, and government

the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country's government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law, etc

languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent

a place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature

a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different

a group of related languages all derived from vulgar latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the italic branch of the indo-european language family

a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups of people that do not have a language in common

a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

a variety of language that is used by governments, in the media, in schools and for international communication

a line on a dialect map marking the boundary between linguistic features

a combination of ebony and phonics, has sometimes been used as a synonym for AAVE

a language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated

the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

changing relationships and experiences with new media

tendency for culture to become increasingly dissimilar with passage of time

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

one that is likely to become extinct in the near future

language that no longer has any speakers, especially if the language has no living descendants

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal god or gods

a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group including HINDUISM and JUDAISM

offer belief systems that are attractive to the universal population including CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, BUDDHISM, and SIKHISM

a recognized autonomous branch of the christian church

large and fundamental division within a religion

the doctrine or belief that there is only one god

the belief in or worship of more than one god

religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control

religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally

a pilgrim's journey

form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture