culturalist
Society norms champion
A culturalist emphasizes culture as the primary lens for understanding human behavior, society, or social problems—often in contrast to biological, economic, or structural explanations.
The term appears in academic contexts and sometimes critically: The culturalist explanation ignores material conditions.
A culturalist approach to poverty might focus on values and attitudes rather than systemic inequality.
Internalizing cultural norms
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- habitusIngrained social disposition
Long-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
legacy · preservation · conservation · ceremonies · heirlooms · antiquities · monuments · genealogy
Belief one's culture superior
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- belongingState of fitting in
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
acceptance · respect · differences · multilingualism · cosmopolitanism · integration · mosaic · dialogue
socialization
Internalizing cultural norms
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
lineage · legacy · preservation · conservation · ceremonies · heirlooms · antiquities · monuments · genealogy · historiography
ethnocentrism
Belief one's culture superior
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- belongingState of fitting in
diaspora · hybridity · authenticity · rootedness · self-determination
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- interculturalBetween different cultures
coexistence · acceptance · respect · differences · multilingualism · cosmopolitanism · integration · mosaic · dialogue · representation
ethnography
Systematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- kinshipState of being related
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
taboos · mythology · cosmology · ethnology · shamanism · totemism · subsistence · nomadic · agrarian · matriarchy
culturalistnativist
Anti-immigration advocate
hereditarian · essentialist · sociobiologist · racialist · naturist