C Words

(noun) The behaviors, norms, and values that people use to understand and explain their physical and social environment.

(noun) The process by which a cultural element blends into another culture by modifying the element to fit cultural norms.

(noun) When a dominant culture is forced upon other cultures making them invisible.

(noun) A mixing of different cultures in which each culture retains its own unique identity, often referred to as the “salad bowl.”

(noun) The view that a culture can only be understood and judged by the standards, behaviors, norms, and values within the culture and not by anything outside.

(noun) The transfer of behavior, beliefs, norms, and values of a society to their culture.

(noun) Customs, patterns, and traits that occur in virtually every culture.

(noun) The ideas and physical objects (or “things”) that represent a group or society.

(noun) Acts of modifying mass media advertisements so that they convey messages different to that originally intended, usually messages that contradict the original meaning or messages that serve as social commentary.

1. (noun) The period of time between the introduction of new technological developments (material culture) into a culture or society and the acceptance of the developments by legal and moral institutions (nonmaterial culture) in a culture or society; 2. (noun) (informal) The time it takes for culture to catch up to innovations in technology.

(noun) An individual or group that creates and spreads culture.

(noun) The theory that prejudice is inherent in culture and a form of social repression sustained through fear and ignorance.

(noun) A feeling of anxiety and disorientation that occurs when an individual encounters an unfamiliar culture or way of life.

(noun) A political struggle caused by conflict between sets of social beliefs and cultural values.

(noun) Law-breaking behavior committed with the use of advanced technology, particularly computers and the internet.

(noun) An act of terrorism that deliberately disrupts computer networks.