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chapter 4 key terms
key terms
key terms | Definition |
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culture | The culture of a people is their way of live, inclding their beliefs and customs. |
civilization | A civilization is an organization with social, educational, or religious purposes. |
institution | An institution is an advanced culture with cities and the use of writing. |
society | A society is a group of people shering a culture. |
social structure | A pattern of organized relationship among groups of people is called a social structure. |
nuclear family | A nuclear family consists of two parents and their children. |
extended family | An extended family includes two grandparents, their children, and their grandchildren. |
cultural diffusion | Cultural diffusion is the movement of customs or ideas from one culture to another. |
acculturation | Acculturation is an accumulation of several cultures in a single place. |