Enculturation- The process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generation.
Symbol- Something, verbal or non verbal, that stands for something else. (cultural learning depends on the development of human capacity to use symbols.)
Core values- key and basic or central values that integrate a culture. (Cultures are integrated not simply by their dominant economic activities and related social patterns but also by sets of values, ideas, symbols and judgments.)
Ethnocentrism- Is the tendency to view ones own culture as superior and to apply ones own cultural values in judging the behaviour and beliefs of people from other cultures.
Hominid- Member of hominid family; any fossil or living human chimp or gorilla.
Hominins- Hominids excluding the African apes; all the human species that ever have existed.
Universal- Something that exists in every culture.
Generality – Culture patterns or traits that exists in some but not all societies.
Particularity- Distinctive or unique culture , pattern or integration.
National culture- Culture features sheared by citizens of the same nation.
International culture- Cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries.
Cultural rights- Rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous societies.
Diffusion- Borrowing of cultural traits between societies.
Acculturation – An exchange of cultural features between groups in firsthand contact.
Independent invention- The independent development of a cultural feature in different societies
Globalization- The accelerating interdependence of nations in the world system today.
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