Culture and Society Concepts Quiz

Culture and Society

• Custom: Frequent repetition of an act until it becomes characteristic of a group.
• Ecumene: Permanently populated areas by human society.
• Local/Indigenous/Folk Culture: Traditionally practiced by small, homogenous rural groups isolated.
• Habit: Repetitive act performed by an individual.
• Popular/Global Culture: Large, heterogeneous societies sharing habits despite differences.
• Taboo: Social restrictions on behavior.
• Creole Language: Mixing of colonizer's language with indigenous language.
• Dialect: Local variations of a standard language.
• Isogloss: Boundary lines showing language/dialect areas.
• Isolated Language: Language unrelated to others.
• Language: System of communication using spoken sounds.
• Language Family: Languages related through common ancestor.
• Lingua Franca: Language used for mutual understanding in trade.
• Logogram: Symbol representing a word instead of a sound.
• Official Language: Language of government.
• Pidgin Language: Simplified language using limited vocabulary.

Language and Communication

• Agnosticism: Belief that knowledge of God's existence is impossible.
• Animism: Belief that objects have spirits.
• Atheism: Belief that God does not exist.
• Branch (of religion): Major division within a religion.
• Denomination: Division within a branch of religion.
• Ethnic Religion: Religion concentrated in a specific area.
• Fundamentalism: Strict adherence to religious principles.

Geography and Social Structure

• Ghetto: Neighborhood set up for a minority group.
• Missionary: Person who spreads a universalizing religion.
• Monotheism: Belief in one God.
• Pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place.
• Polytheism: Belief in multiple Gods.
• Sect: Small group breaking away from a larger religion.
• Syncretic: Religion combining several traditions.
• Universalizing religion: Religion attempting to appeal to everyone.
• Acculturation: Adopting traits from another culture while maintaining original ones.
• Apartheid: Laws separating races in South Africa.
• Assimilation: Adopting another culture's customs, often losing your own.
• Balkanization: State breaking down through ethnic conflicts.
• Blockbusting: Real estate practices encouraging racial segregation.
• Ethnic Cleansing: Removal of a minority group by a majority group.
• Ethnic Enclave: Area concentrated with a particular ethnic group.
• Ethnicity: Shared identity of a group based on cultural and physical traits.
• Genocide: Deliberate killing of a group of people.
• Nationalism: Loyalty and devotion to a nation.
• Nationality: Legal attachment to a nation.
• Race: Identity based on perceived biological traits.
• Racism: Belief that a race is superior to another.
• White Flight: Phenomenon of white people leaving racially diverse areas.

Test your knowledge on various cultural concepts and terminology! This quiz covers important definitions and distinctions within culture, including customs, language families, and popular culture. Find out how well you understand the dynamics of society and culture.