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cult Anthro ch 15

cult anthro: the human challenge ch 15

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Massive culture change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society. acculturation
The abandonment of an existing practice or trait. cultural loss
The spread of certain ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another. diffusion
The violent eradication of an ethnic group’s collective cultural identity as a distinctive people; occurs when a dominant society deliberately sets out to destroy another society’s cultural heritage. ethnocide
The physical extermination of one people by another, either as a deliberate act or as the accidental outcome of activities carried out by one people with little regard for their impact on others. genocide
The process of political and socioeconomic change, whereby developing societies acquire some of the cultural characteristics of Western industrial societies. modernization
The creation, invention, or chance discovery of a completely new idea, method, or device. primary innovation
Organized armed resistance to an established government or authority in power. rebellion
Radical change in a society or culture. In the political arena, it involves the forced overthrow of an old government and establishment of a completely new one. revolution
A new and deliberate application or modification of an existing idea, method, or device. secondary innovation
In acculturation, the creative blending of indigenous and foreign beliefs and practices into new cultural forms. syncretism
Customary ideas and practices passed on from generation to generation, which in a modernizing society may form an obstacle to new ways of doing things. tradition
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