Introduction to World Cultures

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  1. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  2. ritual
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
  3. belief
    any cognitive content held as true
  4. values
    beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
  5. ethnocentric
    centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
  6. history
    a record or narrative description of past events
  7. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  8. economics
    science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
  9. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  10. cultural anthropology
    the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
  11. multiculturalism
    the doctrine that different peoples can coexist peacefully
  12. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  13. ethnicity
    an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  14. culture shock
    a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
  15. GDP
    the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
  16. colonialism
    exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one
  17. global
    involving the entire earth
Created on Wed Oct 13 12:30:52 EDT 2010

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