CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY

CULTURE

• Beliefs and customs of a particular society or group.
• All around the world, there are several different cultures.

ANIMISM

• The attribution of a soul to plants and inanimate objects.
• Some tribal people in Africa practice animism as their religion.

HINDUISM

• The complex of beliefs, values, and customs.
• Mainly practiced in India.
• Worship of many Gods.
• Hinduism is the main religion in India.

BUDDHISM

• a religion represented by many groups (especially in Asia).
• Professes various forms of the Buddhist doctrine.
• Buddha
• Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in the world.

JUDAISM

• The religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.
• Stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah.
• The people that practice Judaism are know as the Jews.

CHRISTIANITY

• Religious belief in Jesus Christ.
• Follow the word of the Bible.
• Believe Jesus was the son of God.
• Christianity is a religion based off the book of the Bible.

ISLAM

• The religion of the Muslims.
• A monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad.
• Prophet of Allah.
• Islam is practiced in counties such as Africa, India and Asia.

SIKHISM

• A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.
• Believes in reincarnation.
• Sikhism rejects caste distinctions, idolatry, and asceticism

Urban

• in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.
• Characteristic of a city
• The urban population is increasing.

Rural

• in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
• Characteristics of the countryside
• This is a remote rural area.

Multicultural

• relating to, or constituting several cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
• Variety of cultures
• interest in many cultures in a society rather than in a mainstream culture
• Her blended family is very multicultural.

GENDER ROLES

• Roles given to people in cultures based off of their gender.
• Woman usually are seen as caretakers of the house.
• Men are supposed to be the ones at work.
• Some gender roles are more prominent in cultures than others.

SOCIAL CLASS

• People having the same social,economic, etc status.
• Example: the working social class
• What you do or how you are "ranked"
• They have the same social class because of what they do.

SOCIAL MOBILITY

• The movement of individuals or groups in standing social position.
• classes, ethnic groups, or entire nations
• Commonly refers to families or individuals.
• Education is a great motor for social mobility.