All of a groups learned behaviors, actions, beliefs, and objects
culture
a element of culture, language, belief, practice, custom, or a object that is shared by a group
cultural traits
interrelated traits; process of steps and acceptable behaviors..A single cultural artifact may represent many different values, beliefs, behaviors, and traditions
cultural complex
the area in which a unique culture or specific trait develops
cultural hearths
behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture
taboos
passing down long held beliefs, values, and practices and are generally resistant to rapid changes
traditional culture
the beliefs and practices of a small, homogeneous group of people, often living in rural areas, that are isolated
folk culture
when members of a ethnic group reside in their ancestral lands, and typically posses unique cultural traits, such as language
indigenous culture
the process of intensified interaction among peoples, governments, and companies of different countries around the globe had profound impacts on culture
globalization
elements of popular culture often begin in urban areas and diffuse quickly though globalization processes such as media and the internet
popular culture
elements that quickly adopted world wide
global culture
tangible things that can be experienced by the senses. Art, clothing, food, music, sports, and housing types
artifacts
intangible concepts, beliefs, values, practices, and aesthetics to determine what cultural groups view as acceptable or desirable
mentifacts
are the way people organize their society and relate to one another. Families, governments, sports teams, religious
sociofacts
the physical, tangible objects created and modified by society, tools, clothing, and architecture
material culture
non tangible, abstract elements of societies that influence its social behaviors and interactions, values, beliefs
non material culture
the loss of a place’s unique character and identity due to the homogenization of a culture
placelessness
the boundaries of a region reflect the human imprint on the environment. Are visible reflections of culture
cultural landscape
the physical environment artifact that humans have created and that form part of a landscape. Buildings, roads, signs, and fences
built environment
style that reflects a local culture’s history, beliefs, values, and community, adapts to a environment
traditional architecture
it is a movement away from boxy, mostly concrete or bricks structures toward high rise structures made from large amounts of steel and glass siding
postmodern architecture
uses multiple advances to create buildings that rotate, curve, and stretch the limits of size and height
contemporary architecture
refers to membership within a group of people who have common experiences and share similar characteristics such as ancestry, language, history
ethnicity
clusters of people of the same culture
ethnic enclaves
