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Concepts of Culture
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| Concepts of Culture | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACULTURATION | is a process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group |
| ASSIMILATION | is a process of consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group (such as immigrants, or minority groups) are "absorbed" into an established, generally larger community. This presumes a loss of many characteristics of the absorbed group. |
| CULTURAL ADAPTION | Cultural adaptation is the process of fine-tuning a message or concept to the preferences of a specific target audience, often defined by cultural heritage, language and ethnicity. |
| CORE PERIPHERY MODEL | the economic and political relationship existing between one more highly developed country or region and the less developed countries or regions in contact with it |
| CULTURAL ECOLOGY | the study of human interaction with ecosystems to determine how nature influences and is influenced by human social organization and culture |
| CULTURAL IDENTITY | identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as she/he is influenced by her/his belonging to a group or culture |
| CULTURAL LANDSCAPE | the landscape inhabited by a human group, including any modifications and constructions and the special meanings assigned to specific places |
| CULTURAL REALM | an area with its own distinct culture(language, religion, food, clothes etc) |
| CULTURE | the accumulated habits, attitudes, and beliefs of a group of people that define for them their general behavior and way of life; the total set of learned activities of a people |
| DIFFUSION TYPES | the process of dissemination, the spread of an idea or innovation from its hearth to other areas(ex. contagious, hierarchical, stimulus, relocation) |
| INNOVATION ADOPTION | (blank) |
| MALADAPTIVE DIFFUSION | (blank) |
| SEQUENT OCCUPANCE | (blank) |