Unit 3 Culture

A group of people's distinct traditions such as beliefs, social forms, and material traits.

Broad regions that internally are more culturally similar than different

Customs often practiced by small, rural, and homogeneous (uniform) peoples.

Originating in core and urban areas, these are the habits shared by large, heterogeneous (mixed) societies that are often influenced by the media

Based on social customs and environment these are restrictions on behavior such as eating certain foods or making certain gestures

The beliefs of different cultures in a society deserve equal respect and recognition

Adopting only certain customs such a language of a dominant culture because it will be an advantage

Losing your cultural traits to a more dominant culture

The cultural landscape is becoming more homogeneous as popular culture spreads the same features such as restaurants, homes, clothing, values and cultural features

The dominance of the popular culture of MDCs over that of LDCs usually through influences of the media (television, internet, etc.)

When a feature spreads to another location but has negative side effects since it does not work well with the culture of that region

Clustered in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky, shows how no pure folk cultures exist in MDCs as they are more open to technology and modern shopping

Similarities in structure show an unknown common ancestor to these languages, before recorded history

Through linguistic isolation, these variations in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary develop regionally

The regional boundary where the majority of people start saying "pop" instead of "soda"