Pop Culture
What is Popular Culture?
Culture found in a large heterogenous society that shares certain habits/customs despite differences in other personal characteristics.
What is Folk Culture?
Culture traditionally practiced by a small homogenous rural group living in relative isolation.
Define cultural landscape
the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape
Explain what Globalization is?
Actions or process that impact the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
What is an official Language?
A language used by the government uses for laws, reports and public objects.
Give three examples of things/products found in our popular culture?
Mcdonalds, Nike, Jeans & Hoodies, Iphone, Etc.
Compare and contrast folk culture & Popular culture.
Folk culture is more isolated and traditional but, pop culture changes often and is widespread.
Give an example of an artifact
shoes, pizza, t shirt, etc
McDonaldization is an example of
Uniform Landscape or the dominance of Western culture.
What impact did the French language have on Quebec?
It served as a centrifugal force on society.
Where does popular culture originate from?
More developed countries
Give examples of Folk culture influencing pop culture
Americana, Christmas, etc.
Give an example of a mentifact in American society
freedom, liberty, capitalism, money, etc
Give a economic and social impact of globalization
Increased trade, higher wages in LDC's, less jobs in MDC's.
Cultural uniformity, dominance of western culture
Give an example of a centripetal force in American society.
Public education, English language, patriotism, etc
How is popular culture diffused?
It often spreads through hierarchical diffusion
How does folk culture die out?
Often times it is due to globalization and popular culture overlapping it, among other reasons.
Give an example of a sociofact in american society
State, local, or federal government, public schools, the catholic church, religious organizations
How has globalization impacted language? How has it allowed the English language to flourish?
Globalization has had a huge impact on language, it has made it less diverse. It has treated English kindly as it is the international business language that many foreign students learn as a second language.
Racism is an example of what kind of cultural force in American society?
Centrifugal
Explain how popular culture creates uniformity?
It leads to people being far more similar than they normally ever would if they were isolated like folk cultures are.
Explain how the Gullah are a folk culture.
The Gullah people live in a small rural area, are homogeneous in their practices, and their customs have an anonymous origin.
Compare and contrast ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
Ethnocentrism- the belief that one's own culture is superior to others. Judging other groups through the lens of one's own culture.
Cultural Relativism- the principle that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture
How has Globalization impacted Folk Culture?
It has caused it to disappear in some areas.
The partition of India that created Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India is an example of religion being what force in society?
Centrifugal