Who Am I terms & concepts

When two or more groups of people with a common bond develop completely independent cultures or remain separated.

• Culture

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Divergence

When two or more groups of people with a common bond blend or move towards each other to create new cultural patterns, an example is America as a "melting pot" of cultures.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Culture

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Divergence

When ideas or traits of one culture are borrowed/spread to another culture, examples include sushi in the US or McDonalds in Saudi Arabia.

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Divergence

• Culture

The social behavior and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, and habits of the individuals in these groups.

• Traditions

• Ethnicities

• Culture

• Races

A group of people having the same ancestry and distinguishing physical characteristics such as hair color/texture, skin color, body type &/or facial structure.

• Culture

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Stereotype

Which of the following is NOT an example of a culture?

• Australians

• Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

• People

• Swim Team

This term is defined by the geographic region where a person or his/her ancestors came from originally.

• Ethnicity

• Origin

• Culture

• Race

Harm resulting from some judgment or action towards a person or group; the act of showing prejudice.

• Beliefs

• Values

• Discrimination

• Stereotypes

An opinion formed before facts are known; a preconceived idea, usually one that is unfavorable towards a person or group.

• Values

• Discrimination

• Stereotypes

• Prejudice

Ideas, jokes or popular conceptions about how a certain group (or clique) of people looks, behaves or talks.

• Stereotypes

• Genetic Traits

• Values

• Prejudice