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World Cult. 1.1-1.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | Learned and shared ideas, feelings, and survival strategies |
| Social Organization | Every culture organizes its members into small units Ex: Social classes, Families, Work |
| Customs | Rules of behavior Ex: Raising your hand in class, Thumbs up |
| Art | Products of human imagination teach about our cultures values Ex: Folk Tales, Hip-Hop |
| Religion | Linked to art, supports the values that a group of people consider important Ex: Church, Temple |
| Forms of Government | The person/people who hold power in a society Ex: People form governments to provide for their basic needs |
| Economic Systems | How people use limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs Ex: Cheaper to by items later |
| Language | Allows for communication of thoughts, feelings, and knowledge Ex: Whole U.S. officially English speaking |
| Technology | Skills and tools people use, Makes things go faster, New skills Ex: Computers |
| Environment | The natural environment shaped human culture, Peoples way of life was influenced by where they lived |
| New Ideas | People have to change the environment changing their actions to help the environment |
| Cultural Diffusion | The movement of customs or ideas from one place to another |
| Westernization | Affect that a developed nation has on a under developed nation Ex: Western Clothes |
| Globalization | Phenomenon of the world getting smaller |
| Traditional | People produce most of what they need to survive (NO Government) Hunter/Gathering |
| Market | Individuals answer the basic economic question s by buying and selling goods and services (Some Government) |
| Command | Government controls what goods are produced Ex: China (A lot of Government) |
| Mixed | Individuals make some decisions government makes the others Ex: U.S. |
| Nuclear Family | A family type that consists of a mom, dad, and siblings Ex: My family |
| Extended Family | Several generations living in one household Ex: My family plus grandparents |
| Monotheism | Worship of one god Ex: Jesus Crist |
| Polytheism | Worship of more than one god Ex: Jesus and Ali |
| Democracy | Form of government in which the people have supreme power Ex: The right to vote |
| Republic | People choose their leaders that represent them Ex: U.S. is a democraticrepublic |
| Dictatorship | Form of government in which a ruler holds power by force Ex: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini |
| Subculture | Group of people within a society who have their own separate beliefs, and values Ex: Muslims within the U.S. Amish |
| Ethnocentrism | Judging other cultures by the standards of ones own culture |
| Racism | Belief that one racial group is superior to another Ex: African Americans to colocations |
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