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Geo ch.4

Culture and Social Media

TermDefinition
habit a repetitive act that a particular individual performs
custom a repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group
folk culture traditionally practiced by small, homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas
popular culture found in large, heterogenous societies that share certain habits despite other differences
folk music often anonymous origin and tells a traditional story
popular music from known authors and is produced for sale
folk clothing may reflect environmental or cultural factors, including religious tradition
popular clothing reflects occupation and income
taboos a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing
terroir the contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
malware a hostile software designed to cause intentional harm
ransomware encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, until a ransom is paid to decrypt them
cyber espionage the deployment of a virus to observe and/or destroy data in the computer system of a government agency or large corporation
fake news a false, often sensational, report disseminated under the guise of an authentic news report
alternative facts statements which can be proved false
trolling the practice of posting deliberately inflammatory messages on social media to provoke quarrels or agitate people
dowry property or money brought by a bride to a husband on their marriage
cultural homogenization the process by which the spread of popular culture leads to a loss of localized folk culture diversity
franchises an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specific commercial activities
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