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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acculturation | The process by which people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retaining their own distinct culture. |
| Assimilation | A category of acculturation in which the interaction of two cultures results in one culture adopting almost all of the customs, traditions, language, and other cultural traits of the other. |
| Collectivist Culture | A culture in which people are expected to conform to collective responsibility within the family and to be obedient to and respectful of elder family members. |
| Contagious Diffusion | The process by which an idea or cultural trait spreads rapidly among people of all social classes and levels of power. |
| Creolization | The blending of two or more languages that may not include the features of either original language. |
| Cultural Appropriation | The act of adopting elements of another culture. |
| Cultural Convergence | The process by which cultures become more similar through interaction. |
| Cultural Divergence- | The process by which cultures become less similar due to conflicting beliefs or other barriers. |
| Cultural Hearth | An area where cultural traits develop and from which cultural traits diffuse. |
| Diffusion | The process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time. |
| Expansion Diffusion | The spread of a cultural trait outward from where it originated. |
| Hierarchical Diffusion | The spread of an idea or trait from a person or place of power or authority to other people of places. |
| Lingua Franca | Common language used among speakers of different languages. |
| Multiculturalism | A situation in which different cultures live together without assimilating. |
| Relocation Diffusion | The spread of culture traits through the movement of people. |
| Stimulus Diffusion | The process by which a cultural trait or idea spreads to another culture or region but is modified to adapt to the new culture. |
| Syncretism | Process of innovation combining different cultural features into something new. |