Music
Diffusion
Sports
Origin of Folk Culture
Origin of Pop Culture
100
How is folk culture passed through the generations?
Folk culture is customarily passed down orally.
100
From where does Pop culture diffuse?
More developed countries are where most of the facets of pop culture are create, thereby, that's where they diffuse.
100
Name at least two factors of why a country as a whole might prefer a certain sport.
The climate of the country, if the sport originated there, when the sport diffused to that area (if it didn't originate there), the cultural habits of a country, etc. are all factors of why a country might prefer a certain sport.
100
When did Folk culture originate?
Trick question; different folk cultures originated at different, non specified times.
100
Where are the predominant nodes of popular culture?
The United States, Japan, and Western Europe are the predominant nodes of popular culture.
200
When did popular music originate?
During World War Two, when American troops brougt their radios with them overseas.
200
How is folk culture spread?
Folk Culture is spread through relocation diffusion.
200
When and where did the underlying basic version of football (called soccer in the U.S.) originate?
The earliest documented game resembling football took place in the eleventh century, when an Englishman kicked the head of a Dane he'd found on the ground, and was imitated by children using an inflated cow bladder. By the thirteenth century the game was highly popular in the villages of England.
200
By which method of diffusion is folk culture spread?
Relocation diffusion is the way folk culture diffuses.
200
What is the main reason for the spread of popular culture by corporations?
Large profits can be gathered in popular culture, generated by franchises; McDonald's, Levi's Jeans, and Disney are all examples of this.
300
What is the purpose of music in folk culture?
The purpose of music in folk culture is to tell stories about daily life, and spread information.
300
How is pop culture diffused?
Pop culture is spread through hierarchical diffusion, from MDC's.
300
How do sports diffuse to other places? From where do they diffuse?
Sports move to different places using hierarchical diffusion from MDC's.
300
What group of people would represent a good example of folk culture and why?
The most prevalent example of folk culture lies with the Amish. They are considered to have a folk culture because Amish culture is spread through relocation diffusion, and because they remain isolated from pop culture.
300
Through what does popular culture diffuse so quickly?
Pop culture diffuses rapidly through modern communications equipment and faster methods of transportation.
400
Where were the original powerhouses for popular music?
When popular music originated it spread through variety music shows. In the U.S., the powerhouse of the music industry was Vanderville; in the U.K., it was Music Hall.
400
Does popular culture, folk culture, or do both cultures originate at nodes, or specific places?
Both cultures originate at nodes, and diffuse to other ares either by hierarchical or relocation diffusion.
400
How did American Football come to be?
After soccer became so popular in Europe and Latin America, American colleges started to play it, although it was never as popular here. Four years after the first college football (soccer) game in America, a meeting was called between universities to set up the official rules. Harvard's representatives argued in favor of adopting rugby rule so strongly that the sport that developed became more like rugby than soccer- but wasn't really rugby either.
400
What kind of communities does folk culture exist in?
Small, generally rural communities are where folk culture is predominantly, because that's the kind of place folk cultures call for.
400
When and where did hip hop originate?
In the South Bronx, during the seventies hip hop -which would evolve into urban style music as a whole- was created
500
To provide songs for music variety shows, a music industry began to grow. What was the place this really started?
Tim Pan Alley, in New York City, was the first predominant node for popular music.
500
What is a node/hearth?
A center of innovation, or creation is a node/hearth. In pop culture these nodes are found in MDC's and are generally public; whereas in folk culture most nodes are anonymous.
500
How did the industrial revolution provoke the globalization of sports?
With the industrial revolution came increased leisure time for people who would have otherwise spent their day tending a field. Using Britain as an example, after their industrial revolution many recreational clubs were founded by factories and churches to entertain workers. As sports became more and more popular, professional football clubs were formed, and gained income from paying spectators. Other European countries took notice and football became widely popular on a global scale.
500
How do folk cultures maintain themselves?
Through orally expressing parts of the culture: music, stories, etc. through the generations
500
What is the most prevalent reason for creating items in pop culture?
Profit is the most common reason people create things for pop culture- though there are of course many other reasons in creating these products.
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