Pop and Folk Culture
Pop Culture clothing style is most likely influenced by these two things
Income and Occupation
Give three examples of material culture
Clothing, Food, Shelter, etc.
Where is the hearth (origin) of folk culture?
Anonymous, local regions
Frequent repetition of an act, to the extent, that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act
Custom
Generic name for Soft Drink in the Midwest
Pop
What is the most common type of diffusion for Popular Culture
Hierarchical Diffusion
What is the most common type of diffusion for folk culture?
Relocation Diffusion
Where is the hearth (origin) of popular culture?
Large cities, developed countries
A restriction on behavior imposed by a social custom
Taboo
The difference between a habit and a custom
Habit is individual, Custom is group
Folk Culture clothing styles are most likely influenced by what
The environment (climatic conditions)
Give three examples of non-material culture
Traditions, beliefs, language, etc
Describe Contagious Diffusion
Give one example
The rapid diffusion of cultural traits because of mass media
Culture found in a large, heterogenous society that shares certain habits in other personal characteristics
Popular Culture
The most popular leisure activity in the United States
Watching television
Describe the main barrier to accessing popular culture
Lack of income to purchase phone, internet, tv
This is the reason former Soviet countries prefer Pepsi
Coca cola associated with Communism, or the old Soviet Union
Describe hierarchical diffusion
Give one example
Normally beginning with people in positions of political or cultural power
The process of adjustment to the dominant culture
Acculturation
One cultural food taboo (culture and food)
Answers will vary
Give 4 examples of things found in Popular Culture today
Answers will vary
One reason folk culture is dying out is...
Widespread access to modern technology
Give one example
The spread of a cultural trait that changes and adapts to the culture that adopts it, leaving the essential core idea intact
The process of giving up cultural traditions and adopting the social customs of the dominant culture of a place
Assimilation
Franchises of fast food restaurants create this
A uniform landscape