Cultural Characteristics
Also known asCharacteristic, Cultural · Characteristics, Cultural · Cultural Characteristic · Ethnic Boundary Maintenance · Boundary Maintenance, Ethnic · Boundary Maintenances, Ethnic · Ethnic Boundary Maintenances · Maintenance, Ethnic Boundary · Maintenances, Ethnic Boundary
Definition
Those aspects or characteristics which identify a culture.
MeSH classification
- I01.076.201.450.324
- I01.880.853.100.329
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Acculturation
Process of cultural change in which one group or members of a group assimilate various cultural patterns from another.
Arab World
A historical and cultural entity dispersed across a wide geographical area under the administrative, intellectual, social, and cultural domi…
Burial
The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea; or the inurnment of CREMAINS.
Cemeteries
Areas set apart as burial grounds.
Civilization
The distinctly human attributes and attainments of a particular society.
Cremation
Reducing a dead body to ashes by burning, incineration, or chemicals.
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Comparison of various psychological, sociological, or cultural factors in order to assess the similarities or diversities occurring in two o…
Cultural Diversity
Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within one social unit, organization, or population. (From Am…
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003466) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗