| A | B |
| acquire | get |
| challenging | difficult |
| communication | the trading of information |
| complex | having many parts or aspects |
| concept | idea |
| consists of | is made of |
| culture | way of life in a particular society |
| definitions | meanings |
| derive from | come from |
| distinct | different |
| dominate | to be the biggest or most important |
| ethnic | related to a particular group of people |
| global | covering the world, or covering everything |
| hierarchy | a system with some people or things with a place at the top, middle or bottom |
| individualism | a belief that each person has the right to decide how to live |
| infer | get understanding indirectly by putting together information |
| interaction | connection of communication between people |
| norm | a rule about what is correct or expected |
| philosophy | a system of ideas, beliefs or knowledge |
| physical | related to things that can be touched, seen, etc. |
| sociology | the science that studies people in groups |
| status | place or role in a system |
| survive | to live, even in a difficult situation |
| tend to | to regularly or frequently behave in a certain way |
| vary | to change up and down, increase and then decrease |