CHAPTER 8 VOCAB

CULTURE

• Things such as language, religion, etc. that an ethnic group share
• People are united by culture, even if they don't know each other

ANIMISM

• The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit
• natural objects and phenomena
• Animism might seem ridiculous to some people

HINDUISM

• Hinduism is a main religion in South Asia, and believes
• in reincarnation and many supreme forces
• Hinduism believes in many gods

BUDDHISM

• Buddhism is based on the teachings
• of the "Buddha," aka Siddharatha
• Gautama, who became enlightened
• Buddhism is a very complicated religion

JUDAISM

• The religion of the Jews, which can
• trace it's roots back to Abraham,
• and believe in one all powerful
• god
• Judaism is an old religion

CHRISTIANITY

• A religion is based off of
• the teachings of Jesus of
• Nazareth
• Christianity is a major religion

ISLAM

• The faith of the Muslims,
• as revealed through
• Muhammad as a prophet of Allah
• Islam has a negative connotation today

SIKHISM

• A monotheistic religion founded
• by Guru Nanak, who's teachings
• are the base of the religion
• Sikhism may seem something like Islam

URBAN

• An area that is modernized,
• and includes cites, etc.
• Dallas is an urban city

RURAL

• An area that has not been
• urbanized, such as a farm
• A farm is a great example of a rural area

MULTICULTURAL

• Constituting of several cultural/ethnic
• groups within a society
• The US is very multicultural

GENDER ROLES

• A set of social behaviors/norms that
• are usually considered appropriate for the genders
• Women usually take care of the kids, and men
• usually work

SOCIAL CLASS

• People who have the same social,
• economic, or educational status
• People with the same social class
• usually hang out together

SOCIAL MOBILITY

• The movement of individuals/groups
• in social standing social position
• Social mobility could be moving from anything