Ch. 4 Folk and Pop Culture

Australian Vegemite

Music often begins as folk and evolves into Pop

Which is a trait of pop culture?

usually causes more pollution

Crocs

"She took all the love that a poor boy could give her, And left me to die like..."

Isolated cultures tend to produce _________ landscapes

usually limited to homogeneous groups of people

Beef is taboo in ...

tends to make landscape more uniform (same)

Occupation and Income level are biggest determiners of dress in LDCs

Guitar

Historically, sports have spread most profoundly thru ______________ diffusion

Usually spread by relocation diffusion

Causes more pollution

The process of adjustment to the dominant culture.

more characteristic of urban areas

the environment shapes more

Spreads more quickly

usually more harsh on the environment

Pop culture or Folk Culture

Often from anonymous hearths

More likely spread thru mass media

Culture plays a powerful role in food choices in both MDCs and LDCs

Pork is taboo in ...

repetitive act of a group

Star Wars

"Last time a saw little Maggie, She was sitting on the banks of the sea. With a forty-four around her...."

repetitive act performed by individual

contribution of a locations unique contribution to taste

"Riding the night in the high cold winds On the trail of the old lonesome pine. Thinking of you, feeling so blue

All of the following reflect a pop culture landscape except...

Which country is most likely to censor western media into their country

Quinoa

Most played sport globally

Pop culture mostly spread by ...

restriction imposed by social custom

Globally, the most used social network site

the diffusion of pop culture poses a major threat to views of women globally

Sitar

"Ida Red she's long and tall she sleep in the kitchen with her..."

Pop culture threatens folk culture by...

"bake them biscuits baby, bake em good and brown, when you get those biscuits baked,

Landscapes dominated by folk culture change _________ over time when compared to pop culture

Music written about specific times/places/events

"Uncle Pen played the fiddle boy how it would ring, you could hear it talk...."

NOT a major pop cultural hearth

Rock n Roll

sport that is most controversial as it spreads to LDCs

the process of giving up cultural traditions and adopting the culture of the dominant culture.

Nothing quite like South Carolina peaches

Internet usage diffused faster than tv usage globally

Burritos

"corn don't grow at all on Rocky Top, dirt's too rocky by far, that's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their....

Not huge sender of pop culture

tends to be more clustered

Usually originates in LDCs