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Popular Culture Folk Culture. CULTURE: The sum total of a group of people’s ways of living Sociofacts Mentifacts Artifacts Social expressions… Political
CULTURE: The sum total of a group of peoples ways of living
Sociofacts Mentifacts Artifacts Social expressions Political Forms
Economic Forms Value expressions Religious Forms Philosophic Forms
Material expressions Food and Possessions Clothing and Shelter
Culture CULTURE BASICS
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Habits A repetitive action by a group to the extent that it
becomes characteristic of the group A repetitive action by an
individual Customs Habits are personal and are not an aspect of
culture A collection of social customs produces a groups material
culture its artifacts Another term for a custom is a culture trait
CULTURE FINER POINTS
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A culture complex is a group of culture traits or customs that
are all interrelated and dominated by one essential, umbrella
trait. For example: Eye liner Lip piercing Jet black reverse mullet
Skinny jeans Stripes Fall Out Boy The Emo Complex VERY SERIOUS
CULTURE FINER POINTS
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Popular CultureFolk Culture The product of large, heterogeneous
societies that share certain customs despite differences in other
personal characteristics. The product of small, homogeneous groups
who live in isolated, often rural areas, and embrace largely
uniform customs. POPULAR AND FOLK CULTURE
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A culture region is a formal or a functional region in which a
common culture trait/custom prevails. A culture realm is a
collection of smaller culture regions that share related cultural
systems. A culture realm is also called a macro-cultural region.
CULTURE REGIONS AND REALMS BOTH THE US AND CANADA ARE CULTURE
REGIONS WHERE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY ARE
DOMINANT PUT TOGETHER, THE US AND CANADA FORM A CULTURE REALM (OR
MACRO- CULTURAL REGION)CALLED NORTH AMERICA (THERE ARE 11
MACRO-CULTURAL REGIONS ON THIS MAP) THE AREA ENCLOSED IN THE DOTTED
LINE IS A CULTURAL REGION UNIFIED BY THE INFLUENCE OF THE TUAREG
PEOPLES
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The CORE-DOMAIN-SPHERE MODEL works with regions created by
mapping cultural traits It states that culture regions do not have
clear or distinct boundaries. The model starts by creating a list
of cultural traits and then mapping their regions on a map. The
model then looks for overlaps in the various trait regions.
CoreAll/most elements presentThe culture dominates DomainMost/some
elements presentObvious but not dominant SphereA few traits
presentPresent but not obvious CORE-DOMAIN- SPHERE MODEL Core:
all/most traits are present Domain: most/some of the traits are
present Sphere: a few traits are present CULTURE REGION: MORMON
AMERICA CULTURE REGION: THE MUSLIM WORLD
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A hearth is the place of origin of a culture trait, its center
of innovation. Both popular and folk culture traits have hearths:
Folk HearthsPopular Hearths Hearth in MDCs, due to a combination of
industrial technology and leisure time, mass produced for sale.
Often anonymous or multiple hearths from unknown places at unknown
time through unknown people. HEARTHS
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Diffusion is the method by which a custom spreads through
time/space. RELOCATION DIFFUSION EXPANSION DIFFUSION CONTAGIOUS
DIFFUSION HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION The spread of an idea through the
physical movement of people from place to place The spread of an
idea from place to place in a snowballing effect. Two Types: The
spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority/power to other
persons/places The rapid, widespread diffusion of an idea from
person to person throughout a population DIFFUSION
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Folk CulturePopular Culture Hierarchical diffusion from nodes
of innovation. It spreads rapidly and extensively using modern
communication and transportation. Relocation diffusion from various
hearths. It spreads slowly and on a small scale through migration
rather than technology. DIFFUSION
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POP CULTURE: Rapid, Wide Diffusion Popular culture varies more
in time than it does in place. It diffuses rapidly and widely with
no regard for local physical conditions or cultural history. Its
spread is dependent on wealth (the ability to acquire the
possessions of popular culture) and leisure (the free time to use
the STUFF). Book examples: Housing Styles Clothing Styles (blue
jeans) Food Styles (alcohol and snack foods) POPULAR CULTURE
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FOLK CULTURE: Isolated, Slow Diffusion Folk culture varies more
in place than it does in time. It diffuses slowly in isolated areas
and often responds to the local environment. A combination of
physical and cultural factors influences the distribution of folk
cultures. Because of low level of technology and agricultural
economy, folk societies are particularly responsive to the
environment. Folk populations are likely to be farmers using hand
tools and animal power. Book examples: Pashtuo Farmers in
Afghanistan Himalayan Art Varieties Food preferences, attractions
and taboos Folk Housing (materials, forms and orientation) Tibetan
Buddhist Art Hindu Art Muslim Art Animist Art Food Regulations US
Folk Housing Forms FOLK CULTURE
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Pork Taboos Alcohol Attractions and Taboos FOOD PREFERENCES:
ATTRACTIONS AND TABOOS
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THE BIG PICTURE POPULAR CULTUREFOLK CULTURE 1. DEFINITION 2.
HEARTH 3. IMPETUS 4. VARIATION 5. DIFFUSION 6. DISTRIBUTION 1. The
culture of large, heterogenous societies. People adopt common
(popular) traits despite differences in backgrounds 1. The culture
of small, homogenous societies. Living in largely rural, isolated
areas, people live in uniform ways. 2. The hearth is in MDCs, and
products are born of industrial technology. 2. Multiple hearts at
unknown times and places by unknown people. 3. Traits are products
that are mass produced for sale. 3. Traits are in response to a
need 4. Varies in time (changes frequently) not in place (the same
everywhere while it lasts). 4. Varies in place (local diversity),
not in time (remains the same through traditions). 5. Diffuses
through expansion diffusion (primarily hierarchical but also
contagious). It uses modern communication and transportation
technology. 5. Diffuses through relocation diffusion. 6. It
diffuses slowly and narrowly. 6. It diffuses rapidly and widely,
and its diffusion depends on spare time and money. 7. ENVIRONMENT
7. Alters the environment without regard to local diversity 7.
Generated in response to the local environment and preserves
it