Pop Culture
Describe the population of Pop Culture?
Pop culture is very large and widespread, and changes rapidly and very easily
Describe the population of Folk culture?
Folk culture consists of usually rural and small populations, that resist to change
What is the definition of habit?
An activity that a single person does
What is expansion diffusion?
The expansion of an idea through a population in a way that the number of those influenced becomes larger
Taboo?
A social or religious customs prohibiting association with
What type of diffusion is associated with Pop Culture?
Pop culture is diffused through hierarchical diffusion, usually found in urban areas with many different populations
What type of diffusion is associated with folk culture?
Folk is a mostly isolated culture that stays near the hearth, but is rarely diffused through relocation between a few places
What is a custom?
An activity that a group of people do
What is relocation diffusion?
When people move from their original location to another and bring their innovations with them
Lingua Franca?
A language that is adopted to be the common language of those whose are different
How is music portrayed in Pop Culture?
Pop music is made to be sold and performed for large groups of people
What is the meaning behind Folk music?
Folk music is primarily used to tell a story or a history of a person or place
Material Culture?
Material Culture changes over time
What is contagious diffusion?
When people near the point of origin become adapted to a cultural idea and spread amongst others
Examples of folk housing?
Barns, Log Cabins, and Plantations
What does Pop clothing advertise?
Typically Pop clothing reflects the occupation and income of an individual
What are some food restraints the folk culture faces?
In some societies it is felt that yo take on the traits of what you eat ; many religions put taboos on certain foods
Leisure Culture?
Leisure Culture changes over distance
What is hierarchical diffusion?
When idea spread from less, more connected individuals, to widespread amount of population
Examples of Pop culture in the United States?
Fast food chains (Mcdonalds), Shows, Artists, Bands, Films, Brands (Cocacola)
How do we see Pop culture in our daily lives?
Movies, Concerts, Books, Video Games, etc.
What are Folk shelter characteristics?
Folk culture has to take into account ; which direction does your house face, how slanted is your roof, what is it made out of, environmental effects, religion and customs
Regionalism?
A policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
What is stimulus diffusion?
When an idea diffuses from its original hearth, and is then changed by new adapters
Terroir?
The impact food and the environment have on each other