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Chp. 4 Reading Test
Chapter 4 Reading Test - Orange book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hearth | center of innovation; where something originates |
| folk culture | places that stick to older traditions; typically has an unknown point of origin |
| pop culture | culture spread via mass media; most often a product of of developed countries; typically traceable to a specific person or corporation in a particular place |
| custom | the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act |
| habit | a repetitive act performed by a particular individual |
| taboo | a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom |
| terroir | the contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food taste |
| diffusion | the spread of something from one location to another |
| distribution | the way something is spread out or arranged over a geographic area |
| norm | a society's idea of good and right values |
| culture relativism | idea that one's culture should be evaluated based upon the beliefs of that culture & not judged against one's own culture |
| ethnocentrism | evaluating other cultures based on one's own culture |
| culture realm | larger areas with several common traits all cultures share, such as language, religion, etc. |