Cultural Geography -
Folk & Popular Culture
Preliminary
Questions 1
Chapter Overview
Culture
- Components - values, artifacts, political
institutions
Key Terms
- Habit - is a repetitive
act that a particular individual performs, such as dressing
- Custom - is a repetitive
act of a group, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group
Folk Culture vs Popular
Culture
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Origins of Folk and "Pop" culture
Folk Music Origin
"Pop" Music Origin
Diffusion - Folk vs Pop Culture
- Folk
- Examples?
- Popular
- Sports
Folk is Unique
Preliminary
Questions 2
Folk Culture - Environmental & Cultural factors
- Environmental influences
- Comparisons
- Food choices
- How Technology affects culture
- Examples?
- Cultural influences
- Religious beliefs
- Food Taboos
Folk Housing
- Local Resources
- Form and Function
- Examples of practical design
U.S. House Forms & Diffusion
- Major Hearth Areas in US
- Variety of housing types
- Modern House Trends
Diffusion of Popular Culture
- Clothing Styles
- Fashions change from year to year ($$$)
Preliminary
Questions 3
Role and Effects of Modern Communication in Diffusion
- Satellite television, Internet, Social Meda
- Learned Behavior
- Conventional Thinking (competition, consumptions, greed...)
- I Am
- documentary - a look at American culture
Popular Culture Impacts
- Threats to Folk Culture's uniqueness
- Threats to the Environment
- Sustainability
Popular Culture Landscapes
- Homogenous Landscapes
- Mass Manufacture Mode