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=== Cultural Extension Parameters ===
 
=== Cultural Extension Parameters ===
 
* ''Homogeneity'': degree to which members of society hold common beliefs.
 
* ''Homogeneity'': degree to which members of society hold common beliefs.
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** Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction).  
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** Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Such [[societies]] tend to be highly harmonious, but not dynamic.
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** Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society.
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** Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society. Such [[societies]] are highly balkanized and also highly dynamic or creative.
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* ''Acceptance'': degree of xenophobia (or xenophilia) in the culture.
 
* ''Acceptance'': degree of xenophobia (or xenophilia) in the culture.
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** High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders;
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** High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders.
 
** Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.
 
** Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.
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* ''Strangeness'': degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society.  
 
* ''Strangeness'': degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society.  
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** High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity.
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** High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Worlds with high strangeness often are assigned [[Amber Zone|amber]] or [[red zone]] ratings.
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** Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms.
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** Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms. Worlds with low strangeness are most often assigned [[green zone]] ratings.
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* ''Symbols'': may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).
 
* ''Symbols'': may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).
 
** A high symbol score represents extremely complex societies that use a plethora of specialized [[language]] and cultural terms difficult for outsiders to comprehend. Such [[societies]] have created many of their own, unique cultural expressions.
 
** A high symbol score represents extremely complex societies that use a plethora of specialized [[language]] and cultural terms difficult for outsiders to comprehend. Such [[societies]] have created many of their own, unique cultural expressions.

Revision as of 15:27, 18 December 2018

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The Cultural Extension or Cx is a gross measure of a world's culture in generalized terms.

Description (Specifications)

It is a measure of Cultural Proximity or deviation for average normative galactic cultural universals in as much as Charted Space truly has averages or universals.

Cultural Extension Parameters

  • Homogeneity: degree to which members of society hold common beliefs.
    • Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Such societies tend to be highly harmonious, but not dynamic.
    • Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society. Such societies are highly balkanized and also highly dynamic or creative.
  • Acceptance: degree of xenophobia (or xenophilia) in the culture.
    • High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders.
    • Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.
  • Strangeness: degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society.
    • High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Worlds with high strangeness often are assigned amber or red zone ratings.
    • Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms. Worlds with low strangeness are most often assigned green zone ratings.
  • Symbols: may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).
    • A high symbol score represents extremely complex societies that use a plethora of specialized language and cultural terms difficult for outsiders to comprehend. Such societies have created many of their own, unique cultural expressions.
    • A low symbol score represents generalized, near universal symbols, language, and terms easy for outsiders and visitors to understand. Such societies use many Cultural Universals.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Office of the Emperor, the Imperial Bureaucracy, the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service, the Travellers' Aid Society, the Merchant Service, the Educational Institutes, and many other interstellar organizations use this data for governance, interstellar economy, world surveys, and other necessary tasks.

Such data drives Charted Space.

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