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race
Features (e.g., skin, hair, and eye color) that are genetic (inherited) and shared by a large group of people. Social scientists now doubt whether race is a useful concept.
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Social institutions
A set of organized beliefs, rules, and practices that establishes how a society will attempt to meet basic needs.
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multicultural
Many cultures coexisting in a similar time and place.
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& nature or nurture&
Whether it is our inherited genetic predisposition ("nature") or what we learn as we grow up ("nurture") that predominantly shapes us and our differences as individ [..]
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language
A symbolic form of communication-perhaps the most important feature of a culture.
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Diversity
Understanding and respecting others and oneself including the similarities and differences in language, gender, socioeconomic class, religion, and other human characteristics and traits.
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cross-cultural contacts
Outside influences that stimulate cultural change. The Silk Road brought silk to the West and Buddhism to China in the East.
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Cultural change
A shift that may occur within a culture, usually as a result of outside influences.
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cultural dissonance
Elements of discord or lack of agreement within a culture.
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cultural practices
Ways of life that are unique to the inhabitants of a particular area.
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