Chapter 4 Vocab and Key Ideas

The body of customary beliefs,social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group of people’s distinct tradition.

• custom
• culture
• tradition
• nationality

The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

• tradition
• culture
• custom
• relocation diffusion

Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

• pop culture
• folk culture
• terroir
• agriculture

Culture found in large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.

• pop culture
• folk culture
• custom
• trend

Repetitive act performed by a particular individual.

• custom
• tradition
• habit
• culture

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

• law
• terroir
• taboo
• habit

The contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

• tradition
• habit
• custom
• terroir

The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.

• relocation diffusion
• hierarchical diffusion
• contagious diffusion
• expansion diffusion

The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.

• relocation diffusion
• hierarchical diffusion
• contagious diffusion
• expansion diffusion

found in large, HETEROGENEOUS societies

• folk culture
• pop culture