Cultural Concepts

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Culture

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Shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors transmitted by the members of a society that are not the result of biological inheritance.

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Cultural Traits

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The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion, ethnicity, social institutions, and aspects of popular culture.

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Cultural Complex

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The group of traits that define a particular culture.

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Cultural Hearths

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The source of civilization: place where a civilization began and their ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas.

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Taboos

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Behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture.

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Folk Culture

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Culture traits of usually small, traditional, homogenous, rural communities.

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Globalization

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The process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics, and culture.

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Popular Culture

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Culture traits of large, heterogeneous, urban populations.

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Cultural Landscape

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The combination of physical features, agricultural and industrial practices, religious and linguistic characteristics, sequent occupancy, traditional and postmodern architecture, and land use patterns.

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Material Culture

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The art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people.