When a less dominant culture adopts some traits of a more dominant culture.

When a minority culture is absorbed into the culture of the majority

A type of diffusion where something spreads widely & rapidly through a population.

The process in which two or more languages converge to form a new language.

The theory that two cultures will become more alike the more they interact.

The idea that a person’s beliefs and actions should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture.

A regional variant of a language distinguished by unique vocabulary and pronunciation.

A neighborhood that retains some cultural distinction from a larger area.

The feeling that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to others.

A type of diffusion where innovations spread to new places while staying strong in their original locations.

The type of culture practiced by relatively small, homogenous populations in particular areas.

A place of origin for a widespread cultural trend.

Hierarchical Diffusion

A type of diffusion where an innovation or concept spreads from those with more power and influence to those with less.

A boundary line between two distinct linguistic regions.

A language of international communication, commonly used for conducting business and trade.

Support for and celebration of the presence of several cultural or ethnic groups in a society.

Speech that adopts simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca and is used by speakers of two different languages for communication.

The kind of culture found in large heterogeneous societies.

A type of diffusion where innovations spread through the physical movement of people from one place to another.

The idea that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.

A type of diffusion where one culture receives an innovation from another and gives it a new unique form.

The blending of traits from two different cultures to form a new trait

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Universalizing Religion

The type of religion that attempts to appeal to all people.

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Unit 3 Vocab

Unit 3 vocab

Term	Definition
Acculturation	When a less dominant culture adopts some traits of a more dominant culture.
Assimilation	When a minority culture is absorbed into the culture of the majority
Contagious Diffusion	A type of diffusion where something spreads widely & rapidly through a population.
Creolization	The process in which two or more languages converge to form a new language.
Cultural Convergence	The theory that two cultures will become more alike the more they interact.
Cultural Relativism	The idea that a person’s beliefs and actions should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture.
Dialect	A regional variant of a language distinguished by unique vocabulary and pronunciation.
Ethnic Enclave	A neighborhood that retains some cultural distinction from a larger area.
Ethnocentrism	The feeling that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to others.
Expansion Diffusion	A type of diffusion where innovations spread to new places while staying strong in their original locations.
Folk Culture	The type of culture practiced by relatively small, homogenous populations in particular areas.
Hearth	A place of origin for a widespread cultural trend.
Hierarchical Diffusion	A type of diffusion where an innovation or concept spreads from those with more power and influence to those with less.
Isologloss	A boundary line between two distinct linguistic regions.
Lingua Franca	A language of international communication, commonly used for conducting business and trade.
Multiculturalism	Support for and celebration of the presence of several cultural or ethnic groups in a society.
Pidgin	Speech that adopts simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca and is used by speakers of two different languages for communication.
Popular Culture	The kind of culture found in large heterogeneous societies.
Relocation Diffusion	A type of diffusion where innovations spread through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
Sequent Occupance	The idea that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.
Stimulus Diffusion	A type of diffusion where one culture receives an innovation from another and gives it a new unique form.
Syncretism	The blending of traits from two different cultures to form a new trait
Taboo	A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
Universalizing Religion	The type of religion that attempts to appeal to all people.

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