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expressive culture
Definition
behaviors and beliefs related to art, leisure and play
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art
Definition
the application of imagination, skill, and style to matter, movement, and sound that goes beyond what is purely practical.
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ethno-esthetics
Definition
culturally specific definitions of what art is.
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ethnomusicology
Definition
the cross-cultural study of music
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theater
Definition
a form of enactment, related to other forms such as dance, music, parades, competitive games and sports, and verbal art, that seeks to entertain through acting, movement, and sound.
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heterotopia
Definition
something formed from elements drawn from multiple and diverse contexts.
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museum
Definition
an institution that collects, preserves, interprets, and displays objects on a regular basis.
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repatriation
Definition
returning art or other objects from museums to the people with whom they originated.
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wa
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a japanese word meaning discipline and self-sacrifice for the good of the group.
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blood sport
Definition
a competition that explicitly seeks to bring about a flow of blood from, or even the death of, human-human, human-animal, or animal-animal contestants.
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material cultural heritage
Definition
the sites, monuments, buildings, and movable objects considered to have outstanding value to humanity.
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intangible cultural heritage
Definition
UNESCO's view of culture as manifested in oral traditions, languages, performing arts, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices about nature and the universe, and craftmaking.
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migration
Definition
movement from one place to another
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internal migration
Definition
movement within country boundaries
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international migration
Definition
regular movement of a person between two or more countries resulting in a new cultural identity.
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push-pull theory
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an explanation for rural-to-urban migration that emphasizes people's incentives to move because of a lack of opportunity in rural areas (the push) compared with urban areas.
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bracero
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an agricultural laborer in Latin America and the Caribbean who is permitted entry to a country to work for a limited time
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remittance
Definition
the transfer of money or goods by a migrant to his or her family in the country of origin.
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circular migration
Definition
repeated movement between two or more places, either within or between countries.
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displaced person
Definition
someone who is forced to leave his or her home, community, or country.
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refugee
Definition
someone who is forced to leave his or her home, community, or country
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internally displaced person
Definition
someone who is forced to leave his or her home community but who remains in the same country
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development-induced displacement
Definition
the forced migration of a population due to development
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institutional migrant
Definition
someone who moves into a social institution either voluntarily or involuntarily
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anomie
Definition
breakdown of traditional values associated with rapid social change
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new immigrant
Definition
an international migrant who has moved since the 1960s
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chain migration
Definition
a form of population movement in which a first wave of migrants comes and then attracts relatives and friends to join them in the destination.
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lifeboat mentality
Definition
a view that seeks to limit growth of a particular group because of perceived resource constraints
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right of return
Definition
the UN's guaranteed right of a refugee to return to his or her home country to live.
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