Key Issues 1 and 2 Chapter 4 Folk and Popular Culture AP Human Geography Rubenstein – Flashcards
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Habit
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a repetitive act that a particular individual performs
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example of a habit
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wearing jeans to class everyday
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example of a custom
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American university students wear jeans to class everyday
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habit
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does not imply that the act has adopted by most of the society's population
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custom
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a repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group
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Material Culture
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2 categories are folk and popular culture
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Folk Culture
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traditionally practiced; small homogenous groups; isolated rural areas; customs
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Popular Culture
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large heterogeneous societies; share cert. habits despite differences in other personal characteristics; habits
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Popular Culture
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has more widespread distribution
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Folk Culture
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more sensitive to the protection and enhancement of the environment
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Popular Culture
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Based on rapid simultaneous global connections through communications systems
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Popular Culture
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less likely to reflect the diversity of local physical conditions; more likely to modify the environment in accordance with global values
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Folk Customs
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often have anonymous hearths; originate form anonymous sources; unknown dates; unidentified originators; may have multiple hearths
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Popular Culture
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most often a product of the economically more developed countries
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Examples of Popular culture
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Michael Jackson, McDonald's, Hip Hop
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Examples of Folk Culture
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Folk Music
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tell a story or convey information about daily activities (farming), life-cycle events (marriage, death, birth), or mysterious events (storms and earthquakes).
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Popular Music
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written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to a large # of people
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Folk Songs
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usually composed anonymously and transmitted orally
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Popular Culture
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spread typically follows a pattern of hierarchical diffusion
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hearth
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a center of innovation; where culture originates
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Taboo
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a restriction on behavior; imposed by social customs
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Example of Popular Music
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Hip Hop
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Tin Pan Alley
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Folk Songs
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can change from generation to generation, usually shaped by daily events
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Example of Folk Culture Diffusion
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The Amish: relocation diffusion
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Example of Popular Culture Diffusion
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Hip-Hop; organized sports: Soccer (football
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Folk Culture Diffusion
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diffusion shows that culture is transmitted from one location to another more slowly and on a smaller scale
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Popular Culture Diffusion
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diffusion typically follows the process of hierarchical diffusion from hearths or nodes of innovation
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Popular Culture Diffusion
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diffuses rapidly and extensively though the use of modern communications and transportation
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Soccer (Football)
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the world's most popular sport
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Distributions of Folk Culture
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Influences of Customs
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the prevailing climate, soil, and vegetation
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Examples of Customs
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provision of food, clothing, and shelter
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Influences of Customs and Examples
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Residents of artic climates may wear fur-lined boots, which protect against the cold
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Example of Humans adapting their environment
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Soybeans toxic and indigestible when raw making this into bean sprouts (germinated seeds), soy sauce (fermented soybeans), and bean curd (steamed soybeans)
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Example of Taboo
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food taboos: Muslims and pork
