Cultural Concepts

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Set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common

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Culture

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An area in which people have many shared cultural traits

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Culture region

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Total number of people in a given area

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Population

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Measure of the number of people living in an area

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Population density

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Spread of cultural traits from one region to another

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Cultural diffusion

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Wealth of cultural elements passed down over generations

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Heritage

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Process of moving from one place to another

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Migration

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Includes a variety of cultures in the same area

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Multicultural society

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A message about life or human nature that is meaningful across time and in all places

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Universal theme

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Features common to all cultures

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Cultural universals