Unit 3 vocab/content review

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________ is the shared experiences and characteristics of a group with common heritage.

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Culture

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Assimilation process example:

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The U.S. educated Native American children in boarding schools, teaching English and homemaking.

Answer explanation

Assimilation occurs when someone loses all or most of their own culture and switches to another. It very rarely happens by choice, and is usually forced.

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Belief that one's culture is superior to others.

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Ethnocentrism

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Popular culture is typical of:

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Large heterogenous groups

Answer explanation

Folk culture is based around one specific ethnic group = homogenous

Pop culture is worldwide, through media = heterogenous

Homo = same

Hetero = different

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Creolization process:

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Mix of Native American, African, and European influences creating new cultural forms.

Answer explanation

Creole is a mix; hybrid

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Cultural diffusion refers to the

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spread of an idea or innovation from its source.

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Cultural landscape is defined as the forms imposed on the physical environment by human activities.

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the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

Answer explanation

Human culture + physical landscape

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Buddhism's blend with local customs in East Asia led to distinct practices like Daoism and Shinto. What term describes this cultural blending?

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Syncretism

Answer explanation

Break down the word:

"Syncretism"

Sync = together, merged

What are you doing when you sync your phone?

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Food preferences, architecture, and land-use in a region.

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Culture traits

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Diffusion of popular culture in contemporary society:

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The spread of an Internet meme via social media.

Answer explanation

Popular culture spreads through the media.

Media = TV, movies, music, & the INTERNET