Unit 3 vocab/content review

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________ is the shared experiences, characteristics, and activities of a group of people with a common heritage.

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Culture

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Which scenario best explains the process of assimilation? A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood. Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter. The island of Mauritius has large populations of Christians, Hindus, and Muslims. The constitution of Mauritius prohibits discrimination and protects freedom of religion. The American ' government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers. Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.

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The American ' government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

Answer explanation

Assimilation occurs when someone loses all or most of their own culture and switches to another. It very rarely happens by choice, and is usually forced.

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Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures? Ethos, Prejudice, Ethnocentrism, Stereotyping, Acculturation

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Ethnocentrism

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In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

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Large heterogenous groups

Answer explanation

Folk culture is based around one specific ethnic group = homogenous

Pop culture is worldwide, through media = heterogenous

Homo = same

Hetero = different

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Which of the following describes the process of creolization?

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The mix of Native American, African, and European influences to create new cultural forms

Answer explanation

Creole is a mix; hybrid

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The term “cultural diffusion” refers to the

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spread of an idea or innovation from its source

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Cultural landscape can be defined as

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the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

Answer explanation

Human culture + physical landscape

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As Buddhism diffused through East Asia, Buddhist traditions blended with local cultural customs to create distinct religious practices, such as Daoism in China and Shinto in Japan. Which term best describes this blending of cultural traditions?

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Syncretism

Answer explanation

Break down the word:

"Syncretism"

Sync = together, merged

What are you doing when you sync your phone?

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Which of the following terms best describes the food preferences, architecture, and land-use practices found in a particular region? Cultural relativism, Ethnocentrism, Culture traits, Unitary states, Culture hearths

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Culture traits

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Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society? Options: The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns, The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications, The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion, The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world, The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools

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The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications

Answer explanation

Popular culture spreads through the media.

Media = TV, movies, music, & the INTERNET