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a group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people

folk/local culture

a culture that incorporates a homogeneous population that is typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.

the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through generations by word of mouth

popular culture

large culture that incorporates heterogeneous populations, is typically urban, and experiences quick changing traits.

material culture

the things a group of people construct, including homes, clothing, sports, dance, and foods.

built environment

a material, spatial, and cultural product of human labor

nonmaterial culture

beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people.

cultural appropriation

the process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit

seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in the response to uncertainty of the modern world.

ethnic neighborhoods

tight knit neighborhoods within a major city where local cultures have built a world apart to practice their customs

commodification

the process through which something (a name, good, idea, or person) becomes an object that can be bought and sold in the world market, when it previously wasn't regarded so.

How quickly innovations diffuse and refers to how interlinked two places are through transportation and communication

Image: Distance Decay

time-space compression

explains how quickly innovations diffuse and refers to how interlinked two places are through transportation and communication

Image: time-space compression

reterritorialization

a term referring to a process in which people start to produce an aspect of popular culture themselves, doing so in the context of their local culture and place, making it their own.

hierarchical diffusion

can occur through a hierarchy of places. The hearth is the point of origin. Large cities to smaller ones (trickles down)