artifacts
visible physical objects created by a culture
sociofacts
how a society behaves
mentifacts
beliefs of a society/culture
ethnocentrism
judging other cultures from ones standards and that their culture is better
cultural relativism
an unbiased way of viewing another culture. no one culture is better than another
Cultural landscape
Natural landscape that has been changed to reflect their beliefs and values
Sequent occupancy
Over time society and cultural groups leave their cultural imprint
Ethnicity
sense of belonging within a group bound by culture and ancestry
Ethnic enclave
people of same ethnicity that cluster together in a specific location
role of women
in traditional cultures, to have children not be in workforce
sense of place
unique attributes of a specific location
cultural realm
areas of the world that share cultural traits
Centripetal
Characteristics that unify a country
Centrifugal
Characteristics that divide a country
Cultural hearth
Geographic origin of a culture or trait
Types of diffusion
Relocation Expansion
Diffusion types under expansion
Contagious hierarchical stimulus
contagious diffusion
spreads rapidly through close contact
hierarchical diffusion
spreads through rich people
reverse hierarchical
spreads through least wealthy
stimulus diffusion
modified due to cultural barrier or differences
imperialism
dominance of ones country over another through diplomacy or force
pidgin language
an extremely simplified non native language used by two people that speak two different languages
Creole language
pidgin language that develops into a combined language
