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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Culture
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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Enculturation
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the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations
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Symbol
Definition
something, verbal or nonverbal, that stands for something else
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Core Values
Definition
key, basic, or central values that intergrate a culture
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Hominid
Definition
member of hominid family; any fossil or livinghuman, chimp, or gorilla
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Hominin
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hominids excluding the African apes; all the human species that ever have existed
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Universal
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something that exists in every culture
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Generality
Definition
culture pattern or trait that exists in some but not all societies
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Particularity
Definition
distinctive or unique culture trait, pattern, or intergration
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National Culture
Definition
cultural features shared by citizens of the same nation
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International Culture
Definition
cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries
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Subcultures
Definition
different cultural traditions associated with subgroups in the same nation
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
judging other cultures using one's own cultural standards
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Cultural Rights
Definition
rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous societies
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Cultural Relativism
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idea that behavior should be evaluated not by outside standards but in the context of the culture in which it occurs
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IPR
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Intellectual property rights; an indigenous group's collective knowledge and its applications
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Human Rights
Definition
rights based on justice and morality beyond and superior to particular countries, cultures, and religions
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Acculturation
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an exchange of cultural features between group in firsthand conflict
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Diffusion
Definition
borrowing of cultural traits between societies
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Independant Invention
Definition
the independent development of a cultural feature in different societies
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Globalization
Definition
the accelerating interdependence of nations in the world system today
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