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is the shared values, norms, symbols, language, objects, and way of life that is passed on from one generation to the next.
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| is the tendency to judge others based on our own experiences and cultural standards |
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| is the disoriented feeling which occurs in the context of being in a new culture. |
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the tendency to look for the cultural context in which differences in cultures occur.
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| is a broad generalization about individuals based solely on group affiliation. |
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| are defined standards of what is good, bad, desirable, or undesirable for ourselves and others. |
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| are shared expectations or rules of behavior. |
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| is a traditional or customary norm governing everyday social behaviours but lack moral overtones. |
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| are deeply held, informal norms that are strictly enforced by a moral code. |
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| are codified norms or written and recorded norms from which the behavior of society’s members can be judged |
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| are laws that state what must be done |
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| are laws which state what is prohibited. |
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| is a punishment or negative reaction toward breaking codified norms (laws). |
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is a complex set of symbols which allow us to communicate verbally, nonverbally, and in written form
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claims that when we learn a language, we also learn a framework for understanding and interpreting our social reality and environment.
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| the culture shared by the dominant groups, coinciding with the culture shared in the main social institutions (government, education, religion, family, technology, media, and the economy). |
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| is one in which groups which have different folkways, morés, and norms exist within but are not completely a part of the larger society |
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| occurs when a group’s values, norms, and beliefs are in conflict or opposition to those of the larger society and mainstream culture. |
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| is when certain aspects of one culture are spread to another culture. |
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| is the process in which cultures of the world become similar. |
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| is an ideology which suggested that all the diverse people coming to the US as immigrants would blend biologically and culturally in order to form a new unique breed of “Americans.” |
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| is the process by which immigrant people adjust and adapt their way of life to the host culture. |
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| is the process by which people from different cultures are acculturated and ultimately absorbed into the mainstream culture. |
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| is where those in power in the mainstream refuse to allow immigrants to maintain their various cultures. |
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permits newcomers to adapt to the mainstream culture naturally. |
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is the tendency for adult immigrants to be rendered powerless in comparison to native-born adults because they live as half citizens not fully capable of realizing the individual opportunities often found available to average native-born adults. |
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| are certain aspects of cultures which are found among peoples of all cultures throughout the world. |
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| claims that human behavior is the result of natural selection. |
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| is the process whereby one part of culture changes faster than another part to which it is related. |
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| is a native tribe, typically a small group of people, living in a remote and isolated place, who have not yet had contact with members of a technologically advanced society. |
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