© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. A day in the Life of Kelly With your partner as you read about Kelly List on the loose-leaf how globalization affects Kelly’s

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

A day in the Life of Kelly

With your partner as you read about Kelly

List on the loose-leaf how globalization affects Kelly’s life


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Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture

How is Culture depicted among different societies? Geographically,

Politically, Language, Food, Religion

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Cia America


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2) 36 Views of Mt Fuji by Catherine Davidson 3) Ciao America- Beppe Severgnini Due March 30Socratic Seminar : Discuss? Compare and Contrast the writes experience in another country. Compare and Contrast Catherine’s and Beppe’s experience in a foreign country : Write an Introduction , topic suggestions to discuss: work, transportation, language, culture, traditions, obstacles, landscape/ geographical features , education, communication, events, and their personal experiences.

1) Cite the pages, and give your explanation/ discussion after you quote/ cite the page. 3-4 pages double spaced

2) 1 1/2 pages : Based on the novels: How would you adapt to living in another country? Discuss the challenges and opportunities you may face and overcome.


How is culture depicted in this picture?Lake Titicaca, Peru ?


Culture

• The combination of three things:– Values , Morals, Ethics, Religion, Belief

Systems – Material artifacts, tangible items, ideas,

knowledge, products – Political institutions

• deals with material artifacts


Vietnamese folk songs. Singers perform Quan Ho folk songs as part of theLim Festival.


Material Culture

• Two basic categories: folk and popular culture– Folk culture

• Traditionally practiced by small, isolated, homogeneous groups in rural areas

– Popular culture• Characterized by large, heterogeneous groups of people

who share common habits despite differences in other personal characteristics

– Geographers are interested in two aspects of culture:• Where cultures are located in space• How cultures interact with the environment


Homework is due today see website for assignments Take out your notebooks

Aim Where do cultures originate and diffuse ? In your notebook

with your partner list Music Genres and Artists

Brainstorm


Where Do Cultures Originate and Diffuse?

• Origin of folk and popular cultures– Folk culture = hearth area; originators are

usually unknown– Popular culture = hearth area comes from

more developed countries (MDCs)• People in MDCs have disposable income and

leisure time that allow for these innovations



• Origin of folk and popular music– Folk music characteristics

• Tells a story or recounts important life events or activities

• Is personal in nature

– Popular music characteristics• Written by individuals for the purpose of selling

to a large audience• Highly technical


Why Is Folk Culture Clustered?

• Influence of the physical environment– Folk culture = close connection to the

environment• Most folk cultures are rural and agricultural

– Clothing is often tied to environmental conditions» Example: Wooden clogs in the Netherlands

• Folk cultures can ignore environmental conditions, they assimilate within the environment. Human interaction within their surroundings.


Hip-Hop Mapthe fictional map attempts to place prominent hip hop performers in

proximity to similar performers as we;; as the region of the country North west, South Midwest, west inner city where they performed or drew

inspirationWhy did Hip hop begin in urban areas?

Figure 4-3


Popular Music MapHierarchy of popularity of artists and types of music

Figure 4-2


The Hmong People Nation: Stateless


Hmong Quilt How does this depict the Hmong Lifestyle?



• Diffusion of folk and popular culture– Folk culture diffuses slowly, primarily

through migration, and at a small scale• Example: Diffusion of Amish culture

– Popular culture diffuses rapidly, via hierarchical diffusion, and over a large scale

• Example: Sports


Distribution of Amish

Figure 4-4


Iroquois Lacrosse

Figure 4-5


Why Is Folk Culture Clustered?• Influence of the physical environment

– Food preferences and the environment• Food preferences are adapted to the

environment– Example: In Asia, rice is grown in milder, wetter

environments whereas wheat is grown in colder, drier environments

• Food taboos may be especially strong– People avoid certain foods because of negative

associations with that food

• Terroir = the sum effects of the local environment on a particular food item/ plants food of the place ex cocoa ex grapes in France



West Malaysia: Since all animals are considered to possess spirits, many Orang Asli will start their weaned children of more than 4 years of age on small animals: fish, frogs, toads, small birds and water snails. When the child gets a bit older, rats and mice can be added to the list of edible species.

At 20 years of age the human spirit is deemed to be strong enough to successfully compete with the spirits of small monkeys, bat species, cats, anteaters, deer, turtle, larger birds, and even the Malayan bear. Later in age snakes, gibbons, and bigger animals, including the elephant, no longer remain taboo.

Pregnant women have strict food taboos to observe and must restrict themselves to rats, squirrels, frogs, toads, smaller birds and fishes, that is animals which are small and thought to possess "weak" spirits. Moreover, rodents may be eaten only if caught by the pregnant woman's husband or a near relative and she must eat the whole rodent by herself. Fish must also be caught by a near relative (but never with a spear or with the help of explosives).



• Influence of the physical environment– Folk housing and the environment

• Housing = a reflection of cultural heritage, current fashion, function, and the physical environment

• Two most common building materials = wood and brick

• Minor differences in the environment can produce very different house styles


House Types in Four Western Chinese Communities

Figure 4-9


Why Is Popular Culture Widely Distributed?

• Diffusion of popular housing, clothing, and food– Popular culture varies more in time than

place• Food customs: consumption of large quantities of

snack foods and alcohol

• Clothing styles: reflect occupation rather than environment

• Housing: reflects fashion trends since the 1940s in the United States


Why Is Popular Culture Widely Distributed?

• Electronic diffusion of popular culture– Watching television

• The most popular leisure activity in MDCs• Diffusion from the United States to the rest of

the world = 50 years

– The Internet• Diffusion from the United States to the rest of

the world = 10 years


Diffusion of TV

Figure 4-18


Diffusion of Facebook

Figure 4-21


Why Does Popular Culture Cause Problems?

• Threats to folk culture– Loss of traditional values– Media imperialism– Satellites

• Limit to government control of information


Between Two Worlds

In your notebooks

How does popular culture cause tension with Folk Culture

Bullet point the depictions of Hmong life, issues, tensions,


Answer the following :Issues To be collected

• Issues the Hmong had living in the United States.

• Issues Christianity and the local popular culture had with the Hmong residing in Chicago.


Istanbul Vegetable Garden

Figure 4-6


Swine Stock

Figure 4-8



• Isolation promotes cultural diversity– Examples:

• Himalayan art• Beliefs and folk house forms

– Sacred spaces– U.S. folk housing


Hearths of House Types

Figure 4-12


U.S. House Types (1945–1990)

Figure 4-16


Why Does Popular Culture Cause Problems?

• Environmental impact of popular culture– Modifying nature

• Golf courses• Uniform landscapes

– Negative impacts• Increased demand for natural resources• Pollution


Golf Courses

Figure 4-24


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