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Culture and Social Media

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habit   a repetitive act that a particular individual performs  
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custom   a repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group  
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folk culture   traditionally practiced by small, homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas  
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popular culture   found in large, heterogenous societies that share certain habits despite other differences  
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folk music   often anonymous origin and tells a traditional story  
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popular music   from known authors and is produced for sale  
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folk clothing   may reflect environmental or cultural factors, including religious tradition  
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popular clothing   reflects occupation and income  
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taboos   a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing  
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terroir   the contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes  
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malware   a hostile software designed to cause intentional harm  
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ransomware   encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, until a ransom is paid to decrypt them  
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cyber espionage   the deployment of a virus to observe and/or destroy data in the computer system of a government agency or large corporation  
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fake news   a false, often sensational, report disseminated under the guise of an authentic news report  
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alternative facts   statements which can be proved false  
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trolling   the practice of posting deliberately inflammatory messages on social media to provoke quarrels or agitate people  
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dowry   property or money brought by a bride to a husband on their marriage  
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cultural homogenization   the process by which the spread of popular culture leads to a loss of localized folk culture diversity  
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franchises   an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specific commercial activities  
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