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Unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Race | A class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits and characteristics. |
| Ethnicity | relating to races or large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs |
| Folk Culture | customs practiced by small, rural, and homogenous (uniform) groups of people |
| Pop Culture | customs practiced by large and heterogenous groups of people |
| Cultural Landscape | shaping of a natural landscape by a cultural group |
| Diffusion | the movement of ideas, notions, and innovations |
| Assimilation | the process by which an ethnic culture is taken over by a dominant popular culture |
| Globalization | development of worldwide patterns |
| Hearth | region from which innovative ideas originate |
| Habit | repetitive act of an individual |
| Custom | repetitive act of a group |
| Trait | a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person |
| Material Culture | is the physical evidence of a culture in the objects and architecture they make, or have made |
| Nonmaterial Culture | thoughts or ideas that make up a culture |
| Enclave | a distinct territorial or cultural or ethnic area that is within a foreign territory |
| Relocation Diffusion | the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another |
| Hierarchical Diffusion | the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places |
| Contagious Diffusion | the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population |
| Universalizing Religions | religions that seek to gain converts |
| Ethnic Religions | religions that do not seek to gain converts. Often found amongst folk cultures |
| Interfaith Boundaries | boundaries between the world's major faiths, such as Christianity, Muslim, and Buddhism |
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