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| acculturation | the process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture |
| animist religions | religions in which people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature |
| culture | all features of a people's way of life |
| culture traits | learned activities and behaviors that people often take part in |
| diffusion | a process occuring when an idea or innovation spreads |
| emigrant | people who leave a country to live somewhere else |
| ethnic group | human populations that share a common culture or ancestry |
| globalization | the process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike |
| homogeneous | of the same kind |
| immigrant | people who come to a new country |
| innovation | new idea that a culture accepts |
| nationalism | a feeling of pride and loyalty for one's country or culture group |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| traditionalism | following lontime practices and opposing modern technology |
| urbanization | growth in the proportion of people living in cities |
| culture hearth | a place in which important ideas begin and then spread |
| archaeology | study of past culture |
| culture region | an area in which people have many shared cultural traits |
| prejudice | unreasonable attitude or bias against a group or culture based on supposed characteristics |
| xenophobia | a fear of foreigners or things foreign |
| anthropology | study of living cultures |
