1. Articulation Culture Some Not in Book

2. Culture Concepts
Cultural Trait – single feature of a culture (Material Trait)
artifacts - Material culture (Material Objects)
Mentifacts – non material culture (religion, myths, folk stories
Sociofacts – educational, political religious organizations, family structure, type of families

3. How culture spreads
Cultural diffusion – movement of people and ideas, goods from one area to another. Blending of cultures, ideas and goods
Cultural Hearth – where new ideas and innovations originate and spread outward
Cultural barriers – Hindrance to diffusion. Example: Taboo Hinduism did not diffuse because of caste system. Dietary restriction of culture Muslims do not eat pig BACON Jews don’t eat pork.

4. Acculturation, Assimilation and Globalization
Acculturation – A change when a culture adopts a practice another culture. Mongol invasion of China. Mongols adopted Chinese Culture. Kept their fierceness
… Adapts some values and costumes and behaviors from the other culture but remains distinctive to their own culture
Transculturation – equal exchange of traits between groups.
Syncretism – Birth of a new culture by the blending of two. Spanish impose Christianity on the Americas. Indigenous peoples incorporated old gods and goddess into statues of Christian saints.
Assimilation – total integrated into society or culture

5. Cultural Differences Environmental Determinism Possiblismm
Language is the most important channel for the transmission of culture