What is culture?!
Cultural norm
Attitudes and behaviors that are considered normal, typical or average within that group of people
Custom
Practices/Rituals followed by the people of a particular cultural group
Cultural Imperialism
The dominance by force of one culture over another., like a colony
Culture
A total way of life held in common by a group of people, including language, ideology, behavior, technology and government.
Ethnicity
A group of people who share a common identity
Adaptation (cultural)
Cultural adaptation is the process and time it takes a person to integrate into a new culture and feel comfortable within it.
Assimilation
Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person's or group's culture come to resemble those of another group. ... Full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from members of the other group.
Cultural Extinction
Cultural extinction includes the loss of language, traditions, habits, and customs by war, disease , acculturation or all three
Intercultural Sensitivity
Cultural sensitivity is being aware that cultural differences and similarities between people exist without assigning them a value - positive or negative, better or worse, right or wrong.
Ethnocentrism
Evaluating other cultures according to a prejudice originating in what is acceptable in one's own culture.
Multiculturalism
Having to do with many cultures; several distinct culture or ethnic groups within a society
Ethnorelative stages
Set of stages in the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) that involve being comfortable with many standards and customs and who can adapt his/her behavior and judgments to many settings.
Acculturation
The adoption of cultural traits , such as language, by a group who is being influenced by another group
Cultural trait
The specific customs that are part of everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion, social institutions and aspects of popular culture.
Acceptance (cultural)
The thinking that says " I accept other cultures but I may not agree with some aspects of other cultures" ; Level 4 on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS); an ethnorelative stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPMMSKfKZQ
Integration (cultural)
The thinking that says " I easily move in and out of different cultural worldviews" ; Level 6, the highest level on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS); an ethnorelative stage
Denial (cultural)
The thinking that says " My cultural experience is the only valid one"; little thought/concern about "others"; Level 1 on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS); an ethnocentric stage
Minimization (cultural)
The thinking that says "What we have in common across cultures is most important - differences don't matter"; thinking that tends to minimize, romanticize, or deny differences; Level 3 on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS); an ethnocentric stage
Defense (cultural)
The thinking the says "My way is the best way"; what is strange might be labeled as "stupid"; Feeling threatened and being highly critical of another culture or group of people; Level 2 on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) ; an ethnocentric stage
Transculturation
a term created by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1947 to describe the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures; spreading of cultural traits
Nationality
distinctive national or ethnic character; the status of belonging to a particular nation (citizenship)
Universal
of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; something that applies to all