CULTURE NOTES

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CULTURE NOTES
Culture definition features of a group of
peoples way of life, passed down through
generations by teachings, examples and imitation.
(you will become your parents)
How do cultures develop? 10 innovation
90 diffusion
Examples from USA innovation
Examples from USA diffusion
Diffusion the movement or spread of goods,
ideas, and phenomena
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Fields of Geography --Culture
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How do cultures spread?
Culture moves with people (migration) and trade.
The spice trade. The Silk Road
When people move, they take their language,
religion, foods, clothing with them.
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Cultural Diffusion
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Assimilation joining or fitting in with a
larger culture. (German descendants in the USA.)
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Acculturation a culture accepting an innovation
or diffusion from another culture.
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Bring out your dead
Diffusion of the Black Death
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Culture Hearth Center of learning and innovation
that diffuses to other regions
Hearth where something begins
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Ethnocentrism judging other cultures by the
rules of your culture.
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Are you an ethnocentrism or a cultural relativist.
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Imprinting the acquisition of information
through our speech and behavior.
This is how we pass along our culture to others,
especially our children.
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Culture bag helps us make decisions and
influences how we react to certain situations.
What we eat, how we dress, how we speak.
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Cultural Baggage this weighs us down. Pre
conceived notions and ideas (ethnocentrism.)
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Folk culture traditional culture usually
practiced by small isolated groups.
Haka
Barata Natyam
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Culture traits make up a Culture Complex.
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Pop Culture Culture found in large,
heterogeneous societies that share certain
cultural habits.
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a repetitive act performed by individuals or
groups of individuals.
Habit
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Taboo
A restriction placed on behavior by social custom
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Xenophobia fear of outsiders (limit diffusion)