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4 vocab SS - SMS
Question | Answer |
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culture | the way of life, including their beliefs and customs, for a group of people |
institution | an organization with social, educational and religious purposes |
civilization | an advanced culture with cities and the use of writing |
society | group of people sharing a culture |
social structure | pattern or organized relationships among groups of people within the society |
extended family | several generations; includes relatives beyond the nuclear family: cousins, grandparents and aunts/uncles |
nuclear family | mom, dad, sisters/brothers |
cultural diffusion | movement of customs or ideas from one culture to another |
acculturation | accumulation of customs cultures in a single place |
cultural landscape | the parts of people's environment that they ahve shaped and the technology they have used to shape it |
social class | group of people on rank or status |