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Buddy Vocabulary
Buddy the Slark Vocabulary 1.1 and 1.2
Term | Definition |
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custom | practice handed down from the past |
ethnic group | people who share a common culture, language, or history |
minority group | group of people who are different in some characteristics from the group with the most power and wealth in a region |
majority group | group in society that controls most of the wealth and power |
social scientist | scientist who studies the interaction of people and society |
culture | way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
ethnocentrism | attitude that one's own ethnic group is superior |
cultural borrowing | when a group of people adopts another's cultural trait |
cultural diffusion | process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures |
limited government | type of government where, through law, some control is placed on leadership's power |
democracy | form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them |
unlimited government | government in which leaders rule without any restrictions |
dictatorship | government under the control of one all powerful leader |
absolute monarchy | form of government in which the king or queen governs with complete control |
constitutional monarchy | government in which a king or queen is the official head of state, but elected officials run the government |