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Vocabulary and ABC's Culture
Vocabulary/elements of Culture
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7th Grade
10/02/2007

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cultural geography/anthropology
Definition
study of living cultures
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archaeology
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study of past cultures
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gregarious
Definition
likes to be with other poeple (we naturally want to be in groups that are similar to us)
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gregarious
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likes to be with other poeple (we naturally want to be in groups that are similar to us)
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cultural diffusion
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borrowing from other cultures---food, cclothing stules etc.; sprad of culture to another area
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acculturation
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process in which a person from one culture adopts traits of another culture
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prejudice
Definition
unreasonable attitude or bias against a group or culture based on supposed characteristcs
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bias
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personal, distorted judgement that influences objective perception;one -sided
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stereotype
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over-simplified, commonly held opinion of a person or group; often a compostite of traits; generalzations about an entire group
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ethnocentric
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believing that one's own culture is the best or better that others; negative if extreme; positive if establishes self-pride
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xenophobia
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a fear of foreigners or things foreign
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