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enculturation

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the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations

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symbol

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something, verbal or nonverbal, that stands for something else

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core values

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key, basic, or central values that integrate a culture

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hominid

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member of hominid family; any fossil or living human, chimp, or gorilla

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hominins

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hominids excluding the African apes; all the human species that ever have existed

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universal

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something that exists in every culture

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generality

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culture pattern or trait that exists in some but not all societies

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particularity

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distinctive or unique culture trait, pattern, or integration

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national culture

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cultural features shared by citizens of the same nation

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international culture

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cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries

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subcultures

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different cultural traditions associated with subgroups in the same nation

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ethnocentrism

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judging other cultures using one’s own cultural standards

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cultural rights

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rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous societies

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cultural relativism

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idea that behaviour should be evaluated not by outside standards but in the context of the culture in which it occurs

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IPR

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intellectual property rights; an indigenous group’s collective knowledge and its applications

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human rights

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rights based on justice and morality beyond superior to particular countries, cultures and religions

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acculturation

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an exchange of cultural features between groups in firsthand contact

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diffusion

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borrowing of cultural traits between societies

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independent invention

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the independent development of a cultural feature in different societies

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globalization

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the accelerating interdependence of nations in the world system today