Culture is the collection of materials, beliefs, and social norms that make up the distinct characteristics of a group of people.

Define material culture .

Material culture consists of the tangible, physical artifacts of a group, such as tools, housing, and clothing.

Define nonmaterial culture .

Nonmaterial culture consists of the beliefs, traditions, values, and ideas of a group, such as religion and morals.

Define cultural hearth .

A cultural hearth is the location where a particular culture or trait originally developed.

Which type of diffusion usually spreads folk culture?

Folk culture usually diffuses slowly through relocation diffusion .

Which type of diffusion usually spreads pop culture?

Pop culture is usually diffused around the globe through hierarchical diffusion .

True or False? Folk culture is characteristic of large, heterogeneous populations.

False. Folk culture is characteristic of small, homogeneous populations, while pop culture is characteristic of large, heterogeneous ones.

Define cultural taboo .

A cultural taboo is something that is forbidden by a culture or a religion.

Define cultural traits .

Cultural traits are the material objects and ideas developed through social interaction, and so they are learned.

Cultural traits are not innate but are through social interaction.

Cultural traits are not innate but are learned through social interaction.

Define cultural relativism .

Cultural relativism evaluates a culture by its own standards and seeks empathetically to understand it.

Define ethnocentrism .

Ethnocentrism views and judges another culture through the lens of one's own culture, often resulting in bias.

Which ancient society does the note give as a cultural hearth?

Mesopotamia was a cultural hearth because of the writing and religious systems that developed there.

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Define culture.
Culture is the collection of materials, beliefs, and social norms that make up the distinct characteristics of a group of people.
Define material culture.
Material culture consists of the tangible, physical artifacts of a group, such as tools, housing, and clothing.
Define nonmaterial culture.
Nonmaterial culture consists of the beliefs, traditions, values, and ideas of a group, such as religion and morals.
Define cultural hearth.
A cultural hearth is the location where a particular culture or trait originally developed.
Which type of diffusion usually spreads folk culture?
Folk culture usually diffuses slowly through relocation diffusion.
Which type of diffusion usually spreads pop culture?
Pop culture is usually diffused around the globe through hierarchical diffusion.
True or False?
Folk culture is characteristic of large, heterogeneous populations.
False.
Folk culture is characteristic of small, homogeneous populations, while pop culture is characteristic of large, heterogeneous ones.
Define cultural taboo.
A cultural taboo is something that is forbidden by a culture or a religion.
Define cultural traits.
Cultural traits are the material objects and ideas developed through social interaction, and so they are learned.
Cultural traits are not innate but are through social interaction.
Cultural traits are not innate but are learned through social interaction.
Define cultural relativism.
Cultural relativism evaluates a culture by its own standards and seeks empathetically to understand it.
Define ethnocentrism.
Ethnocentrism views and judges another culture through the lens of one's own culture, often resulting in bias.
Which ancient society does the note give as a cultural hearth?
Mesopotamia was a cultural hearth because of the writing and religious systems that developed there.

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