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Culture

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Acculturation   show
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show The process of giving up ALL or MOST of the cultural traditions and adopting the social customs of the dominant culture of a place.  
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Built environment   show
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show A cultural value that tends to pull people apart  
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show A cultural value that tends to unify people  
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Cultural artifacts   show
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show Cultural convergence is the theory that two cultures will be more and more like each other as their interactions increase. Basically, the more that cultures interact, the more that their values, behaviors, arts, and customs will start to reflect each other. This is because of improved transportation and communication  
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Cultural divergence   show
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Cultural hearth   show
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show The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape (built environment)  
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show The ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not to make judgements using the standards of one's own culture. The goal of this is promote understanding of cultural practices that are not typically part of one's own culture.  
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show The enduring behaviors, ideas attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next  
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Custom   show
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Ethnic enclave   show
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show A belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group  
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show Culture traditionally practiced by a small, HOMOGENEOUS, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.  
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Globalization   show
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Habit   show
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show Native to a particular region (Native Americans)  
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Mentifacts   show
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show The coexistence of several cultures in one society, with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worth of study. (U.S.A)  
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show Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people  
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Placelessness   show
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show Culture found in a large, HETEROGENEOUS society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.  
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show Combines traditional and contemporary influences  
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show Buildings use building materials available and reflect social/environmental customs of the people (EX log cabins)  
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Sense of place   show
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show The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.  
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Sociofacts   show
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show The birth of a new culture trait from blending two or more cultural traits  
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show A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.  
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Transculturation   show
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Uniform landscape   show
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Toponyms   show
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show The social activities and interactions-ranging from religious rituals to food preferences to clothing that collectively distinguish group identity.  
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Cultural beliefs   show
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show The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time  
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Placemaking   show
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