Culture Vocabulary 2

cultural diffusion is when two or more cultures mix to create a culturally diverse society

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The nondominant culture is the culture that has little control over how a society carries out its business.

when one chooses to interact with other cultures and is open to adopting their practices

when one is excluded from their own culture as well as the new culture; not a choice

Assimilation is when a nondominant culture adopts the customs, beliefs and languages of the dominant culture.

a process an individual goes through in response to cultural change, especially when two or more cultures collide

A culture within a dominant culture with differing norms and values

fundamentalism promotes flexibility and relaxed adherance to a set of basic principles

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Forced assimilation is when an individual chooses to adopt the practices of the dominant culture.

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when one chooses not to learn about the new culture and does not want to adopt their practices

At the end of Persepolis, Marji leaves the Iranian diaspora.

a system of government ruled by leaders who are seen as divinely guided

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Chiaroscuro is graphic weight; the contrast of dark and light in a work of art.

The dominant culture is always the culture a majority of people associate themselves with.