Which term refers to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?

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What refers to the process by which cultural item spread from one society to another?
What is diffusion in cultural change?
What is the term used for the set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps to maintain powerful social economic and political interests quizlet?
What is the term for the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture?

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a. a comic book b. patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States c. slang words -- are all examples of what?	Culture.
People’s adaptations to meet the needs for food, shelter, and clothing are examples of what George Murdock referred to as...	cultural
What term do sociologists use to refer to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?	diffusion
Which of the following statements is true according to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?	Language precedes thought.
What term best describes the set of cultural beliefs and practices that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests?	dominant idealogy
Terrorist groups are examples of...	Countercultures
What is the term used when one places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather than dismissing them as “strange” or “exotic”?	cultural relativism
_____ are gestures, objects, and/or words that form the basis of human communication.	Symbols;
_____ is the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture.	Innovation;
The bow and arrow, the automobile, and the television are all examples of _____ .	inventions;
“Put on some clean clothes for dinner” and “Thou shalt not kill” are both examples of _____ found in U.S. culture.	Norms
From a _____ perspective, the dominant ideology has major social significance. Not only do a society’s most powerful groups & institutions control wealth & property, more important, they control the means of production.	conflict;
The United States has strong _____ against murder, treason, and other forms of abuse that have been institutionalized into formal norms.	Mores (morays)
Countercultures (e.g., hippies) are typically popular among the _____ , who have the least investment in the existing culture.	Young
From the _____ perspective, subcultures are evidence that differences can exist within a common culture.	functionalist
A person experiences _____ when he or she feels disoriented, uncertain, out of place, even fearful when immersed in an unfamiliar culture.	Culture Shock
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?	a hypothesis, first advanced by Edward Sapir in 1929 and subsequently developed by Benjamin Whorf, that the structure of a language determines a native speaker's perception and categorization of experience.

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What is the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior?	Culture
When they live in the same territory, are relatively independent of people outside their area, and participate in a common culture?	Society
Standardizes the goods and services demanded by consumers.	Culture Industry
All societies have developed certain common practices and beliefs.	Cultural Universals
refer to the tendency to assume that ones own culture and ways of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.	Ethnocentrism
Viewing peoples behavior from the perspective of their own culture. It places a priority on understanding other cultures, rather then dismissing them	cultural relativism
systematic study of how biology affects human social behavior	sociobiology
The process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture	innovation
invloves making known or sharing the existence of an aspect of reality	discovery
results when existing cultural items are combined into a form that did not exist before	invention
refers to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society	diffusion
"cultural information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires"	technology
refers to the physical or technological aspects of our daily lives, including food, houses, factories, and raw materials	material culture
refers to ways of using material objects, as well as to customs, beliefs, philosophies, governments, and patterns of communication	nonmaterial culture
refers to the period of maladjustment when the nonmaterial culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions	culture lag
a segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern or mores, folkways, and values that differs from the pattern of the larger society.	subculture
when a subculture conspicuously opposes certain aspects of the larger culture	counterculture
anyone who feels disoriented, uncertain, out of place, or fearful when immersed in an unfamiliar culture may be expecting...	culture shock
an abstract system of word meanings and symbols for all aspects of culture	language
named for two linguists, describes the role of language in shaping our interpretation of reality	Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
gestures, objects, and words that form the basis of human communication	symbols
the established standards of behavior maintained by a society	norms
have been written down and specify strict punishments for violators	formal norms
generally understood but not precisely recorded	informal norms
norms deemed highly necessary to the welfare of a society, often because they embody the most cherished principles of a people	mores
norms governing everyday behavior	folkways
penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm	sanctions
collective conceptions of what is considered good, desirable, and proper- or bad, undesirable, and improper- in a culture	values
polarization of society over controversial cultural elements	culture war
describes the set of cultural beliefs and practices that helps maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests	dominant ideology
refers to the use of two or more languages in a particular setting, such as schoolroom, workplace, treating each language as equally legitimate	Bilingualism

What refers to the process by which cultural item spread from one society to another?

Diffusion, also known as cultural diffusion, is a social process through which elements of culture spread from one society or social group to another, which means it is, in essence, a process of social change.

What is diffusion in cultural change?

Diffusion is the movement of things and ideas from one culture to another. When diffusion occurs, the form of a trait may move from one society to another but not its original cultural meaning.

Values are constantly changing; sociologists view them as being very unstable. Which of the following terms describes the set of cultural beliefs and practices that help to maintain powerful social, economic, and political interests? a. cultural universals.

What is the term for the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture?

True, The process of introducing a new idea to a culture is known as innovation. Innovation interests sociologists because of the social consequences that introducing something new can have in any society.

Which term refers to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?

What refers to the process by which cultural item spread from one society to another?

What is diffusion in cultural change?

What is the term for the process of introducing a new idea or object to a culture?

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Which term refers to the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society?

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