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Anthropology -study of humankind: the study of humankind in all its aspects, especially human culture or human development.
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Culture - shared beliefs and values of group: the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people. |
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| cultural trait - any characteristic of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication |
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Diversity - social inclusiveness: ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society, or institution (a point of difference). |
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| Multiculturalism – the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation |
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| region – 1. area of land: a large land area that has geographic, political, or cultural characteristics that distinguish it from others, whether existing within one country or extending over several. 2. administrative unit: a large separate political or administrative unit within a country |
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Colonization is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at all and set up new settlements in the area. Colonization applies to all life forms in a sense though it is most often used in reference to insects and humans. |
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| contemporary society a modern group of people following a common meaning. |
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| market economy BBTPE an economic system in which companies are not controlled by the government but decide what they want to produce or sell, based on what they believe they can make a profit from. |
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| free enterprise - freedom to trade without government control: the doctrine or practice of giving companies the freedom to trade and make a profit without government control. |
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| democracy - free and equal representation of people: the free and equal right of every person to participate in a system of government, often practiced by electing representatives of the people by the majority of the people. |
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national identity - the depiction of a country as a whole, encompassing its culture, traditions, language, and politics |
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