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Glossary of cultural studies

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acculturation
any change in a culture
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assimilation
blend; combining cultures to create a new one
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bilateral kinship
relatives determined by both mother’s and father’s side of the family
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caste system
in India, 1989 made illegal; born into caste, remain in caste, marry into same caste
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class system
can move up and down social ranks
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contraculture
subculture not living peacefully withing a larger culture (ex. KKK, gangs)
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counterculture
subculture opposed to the basic values of larger culture but lives peacfully with larger culture (ex. Amish, religious groups)
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cross cousins
mother's brother's children and father's sister's children
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culture
learned values, beliefs and traditions
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ethnocentrism
judging another culture negatively
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extended family
all relatives
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folkways
rules of culture; cause no physical harm; minor rules
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geocentric
the belief that ones geographic location is better than others
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jingoism
having war-like foreign policy; usually aggressive
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joint family
live with parents and siblings but also grandparents
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kinship system
rules for determining relatives
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matriarchal
females are dominant
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matrilineal descent
lineage through mother’s side
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monogamy
one spouse
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mores
rules of culture; big trouble if broken; usually rules backed by laws; major rules
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norms
the normal dos and don’ts
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nuclear family
mom, dad, and children; anyone living in the same house including step parents; not grandparents except if acting as parents
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open class system
hard work, talent and ability move you up and down
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parallel cousins
mother's sister's children and father's brother's children
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patriarchal
males are dominant
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patrilineal descent
lineage through father’s side
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pluralism
a culture within a culture but keep there own traditions (ex. China town, little Italy)
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polygamy
multiple spouses
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primogeniture
eldest son inherits everything
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racism
putting ones race above others
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social stratification
how a country is split
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society
interaction for survival
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subculture
division of a larger culture
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unilateral kinship
relatives determined by only one side of the family
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What have some Muslims accepted as a sixth pillar?
jihad, struggle in God's service
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What is the fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam?
hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca
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What is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Proclaim the belief in one god, Allah. They must accept that God revealed his message to Muhammad.
Muhammad is the prophet of god.
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What is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan
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What is the importance of Ramadan?
The ninth month of the Muslim calender when Gabriel spoke to Muhammad; the month of the hejira. Muslims may neither eat nor drink from dawn to sunset. Fourth of the five pillars
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What is the second of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Prayer, five times a day facing the holy city of Mecca
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What is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Charity to the poor and aged
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xenophobia
fear of foreign people