Chapter 4 and 5 Vocabulary

The way of life of a particular group of people, including their knowledge, experiences, and traditions

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

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

A group of people in a particular place that sees itself as a collective and preserves its unique traits

The physical objects, resources, and spaces that define a culture

The intangible elements of a culture, such as beliefs, values, and practices

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

The region from which innovative ideas originate

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

The process by which a person or group’s culture comes to resemble that of another group

Original inhabitants of a place who preserve their distinct cultural traits

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed

A concept of a local culture seeking to perpetuate its cultural traits in a specific place

Areas within a city where a local culture can practice its customs

The process of renewal and rebuilding of homes in a deteriorating area, typically attracting affluent residents and displacing poorer ones

The adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture, often without permission or understanding

The process of turning something that was not previously regarded as a product into something that can be bought, sold, and traded

The genuineness or originality of a place or culture

The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

A cultural gathering focused on music, often used to express local culture or spread popular culture

The term for the global spread of South Korean culture, especially pop music, TV dramas, and fashion

The process in which a local culture takes an aspect of popular culture and makes it its own

The spread of an underlying principle, even though the characteristic itself fails to diffuse

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

The combination of physical features, economic activities, and culture visible in an area

The loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape to the point that one place looks like the next

The growing similarity of cultural landscapes and material culture across the globe

The study of the physical form and structure of urban places

How we make sense of ourselves and how we are perceived by others

A process of defining the ‘other’ to then define one’s own identity

Social differences between men and women, rather than the biological ones

A classification of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally perceived as distinct

The practice of separating people into different living spaces based on characteristics like race or income

The process by which new immigrants to a city move into areas occupied by older immigrant groups

A group of people who share a common culture, religion, language, or heritage

Social, political, economic, or legal arrangements that limit or enhance people’s opportunities and choices

A person’s sexual orientation or preference

The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group

The total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year, including money transferred from abroad

The legal economy that governments tax and monitor

The part of the economy that is neither taxed nor monitored by any form of government

The measure of the inability of a person or group to withstand the impacts of a hazard

The number of males per 100 females in the population

A payment or gift given to the groom’s family by the bride’s family upon marriage in some cultures

The rapid increase in the Hispanic population in a given geographic area