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hgap vocab 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A set of policies that promote the active participation and inclusion of minority groups in national histories, national politics, and cultural institutions with the goal of embracing difference within society | multiculturalism |
| A force that brings people together and unifies a neighborhood, society, or country | centripetal force |
| A structured set of beliefs and practices through which people seek mental and physical harmony with the powers of the universe | religion |
| Intangible elements of culture including a wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings passed from generation to generation within a given society | nonmaterial culture |
| The feeling resulting from the standardization of the built environment; occurs where local distinctiveness is erased and many places end up with similar cultural landscapes | placelessness |
| The process whereby religion become a less dominant force in everyday life than it was in the past | secularization |
| Refers to the fact that many places have been controlled or affected by a variety of groups over a period of time; those groups have reshaped the functions or meanings of those places and left behind layers of meaning | sequent occupance |
| The physical, visible objects made and used by members of a cultural group; includes buildings, furniture, clothing, food, artwork, and musical instruments | material Culture |
| A person who is fluent in more than two languages | polyglot |
| A functional, rational, and orderly style for building designs | modernist architecture |
| Heterogeneous culture that is more influenced by key urban areas and quick to adopt new technologies; the opposite of a local culture | popular culture |
| A people of common ancestry and cultural tradition; characterized by a strong feeling of group identity | ethnic group |
| Rural, ethnically homogenous culture that is deeply connected to the local land; the opposite of a popular culture | local culture |
| A linear settlement pattern in which each farmstead is situated at one end of a long, narrow rectangular lot; each lot has access to a major linear resource, usually a river or a major road | long lot settlement plan |
| An approach to understanding other cultures that evaluates them from the perspective of the observer’s culture | ethnocentric approach |
| All the natural physical surroundings that create and shape the places we are living in or examining | physical landscape |
| A local culture that is no longer the dominant ethnic group within its traditional homeland because of migration, colonization, or political marginalization | indigenous culture |
| A design style that is a reaction against modernist architecture; it has a flair for the dramatic, creating a spectacle while serving a variety of functions | postmodern architecture |
| A group of people with distinct norms, values, and material practices that differentiate them from the dominant culture surrounding them | subculture |
| Concepts and ideas in a society that are shaped by cultural opinions, beliefs, and perspectives | cultural attitudes |
| A force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country | centrifugal force |
| How a person feels about a particular place and why it is important to them | sense of place |
| Less influenced or controlled by religion | Secular |
| An approach to understanding other cultures that seeks to understand individuals and cultures from a wider perspective of cultural logic | cultural relativism |
| The study of the spatial aspects of ethnicity | ethnic geography |
| Efforts to use and design public places to better serve the needs of residents and to foster a stronger community | placemaking |
| A mutually agreed-upon system of symbolic communication | language |
| Natural or human-made sites that possess religious meaning and are recognized as worthy of devotion, loyalty, fear, or esteem | sacred spaces |
| A single aspect of a given culture or society | cultural trait |
| Historically defined by the physical characteristics of a group, especially skin color | race |
Created by:
vasundhara.varadarajan