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| a group whose members share beliefs and common experiences that set them apart from others |
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| people that freely identify with a lifestyle or aesthetic preference (different from subculture that Nature usually determines) |
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| a form of performance art where each participants where elaborate costumes that represent a virtual world avatar or other fictional character |
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| a self-perpetuating group of consumers who share common cultural or genetic ties, where both its members and others recognize it as a distinct category |
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| group members tend to be tightly knit, and they infer meanings that go beyond the spoken word |
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| symbols and gestures have less importance than the words themselves |
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| occurs when a product we associate with a specific ethnic group detaches itself from its roots and appeals to other groups as well |
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| the process of movement and adaptation to one country's cultural environment by a person from another country |
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| people and institutions that teach the ways of a culture |
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| progressive learning model |
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| perspective of acculturation assumes that people gradually learn a new culture as they increasingly come in contact with it |
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| a persons new culture (different from home culture) |
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| transforming objects and places into those that feel cozy, hospitable, and authentic |
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