1. CULTURE BOOK DEFINITIONS

2. Culture
The behaviors and beliefs or characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.

3. Cultural Diffusion
The spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.

4. Cultural Borrowing
Taking ideas and practices from one culture, ethnic group, or religion.

5. Different cultures within a society. Multi = Many
Multiculturalism
Different cultures within a society.
Multi = Many
Culturalism = Cultures

6. Devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.
Patriotism
Devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.

7. A region having a distinct pattern of culture.
Cultural Region
A region having a distinct pattern of culture.

8. Cultural Trait
Learned system of beliefs, values, traditions, symbols, and meanings that are passed from one generation to another.

9. Demographics
Statistical data relating to the population of an area. EX: age, education, religion