GEOGRAPHY Chapter 4 Folk and Popular Culture

Food Taboo Example

Ainus in Japan avoid eating otters because they are believed to be forgetful animals

The Five Themes of Geography

Developed by the Geography Educational National Implementation Project (GENIP), the five themes of geography are location, human-environment, region, place, and movement.

Examples of electronic diffusion of popular culture

Diffusion of TV, Mid-Twentieth Century and Diffusion of the Internet, Late Twentieth Century and also the Diffusion of Social Media: Twenty-First Century which has the same diffusion pattern as TV and Internet

Challenges in Accessing Electronic Media

External Threat, developed countries control the media and this can cause problems for less developed countries that don't want popular culture from developed countries to spread

Where and why people eat spicy foods

In hot climates like India, Thailand, and Mexico because hot climates makes food spoil faster, and spices help prevent the food from going bad, eating spicy food makes you sweat, and sweating makes you cool down faster than if you eat cold food, and chilis grow best in hot climates, so people who live in places where they grow well eat them a lot

Challenges in Accessing Electronic Media (2)

Internal Threat, social media and limiting access to T.V. some governments attempt to limit Internet content including political, social, conflict, security, and internet tool content

The three major hearth nodes in the U.S. identified by geographer Fred Kniffen

Middle Atlantic, Lower Chesapeake/Tidewater, and the New England

Folk Sports

Many sports originated as isolated folk customs and were diffused like other folk culture , through the migration of individuals

Popular Clothing Example

Occupation, a lawyer or business executive generally wears suits. Income, expensive and trendy clothes brought by people with high incomes

Difference Between Folk and Popular Music

Pop musicians have more connections with performers of similar styles (regardless of where in the world they happen to live) folk music on the other hand travels with them as part of the diffusion of folk culture

Folk Food Example

The Abipone people in Paraguay eat jaguars, stags, and bulls to make them strong, brave, and swift

Popular Sports

The contemporary diffusion of organized sports display the characteristics of popular culture

Material Culture

The tangible, physical items produced and used by members of a specific culture group and reflective of their traditions, lifestyles and technologies. Includes the three most important necessities of life - clothing, food, and shelter

Why Globalization of Popular Culture Cause Problems

Threat to folk culture loss of traditional values, change in traditional role of women, threat to foreign media imperialism, environmental Impact (modifying nature-golf courses), negative environmental impact (increased demand for natural resources)

Popular Songs

are written by specific individuals for the purpose of being sold to or performed in front of large crowds

Food Preferences

are affected by the availability of products though people do not simply eat what is available in their particular environment, strongly influenced by cultural traditions

Difference Between Folk and Popular Cultures

are associated with levels of development

Folk Food Habits

are embedded especially strongly in the environment

Popular Customs

are invented and associated with societies possessing modern communications systems

Diffusion of Popular Culture

diffuses, usually hierarchically, through rapid electronic communications and transportation networks.

Folk Diffusion Example

diffusion of distinctive folk customs of the Amish, whose clothing and transportation (and other) preferences have diffused with the growth of their population

Sustainability Challenges for Folk Culture (2)

diffusion of some popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways: pollution of the landscape and depletion of scarce natural resources

Popular Culture

found in large heterogeneous societies and based on a rapid simultaneous global connections through communication technology

Popular Songs (2)

frequently displays a high degree of technical skill through manipulation of sophisticated electronic equipment

The degree of regional distinctiveness in housing style

has diminished because rapid communication and transportation systems provide people throughout the country with knowledge of alternative styles

Folk Customs

have anonymous sources, practiced by small homogeneous groups living in relative isolation,

U.S. Popular Housing

houses display popular culture rather than regional influences and show the influence of shapes, materials, detailing, and other features of architectural style in vogue at any one point in time

Folk Food

in this culture, certain foods are eaten because their natural properties are perceived to enhance qualities considered desirable by the society

Popular Clothing

in this culture, clothing preferences generally reflect occupations or income rather than particular environments

Sustainability Challenges for Folk Culture

increased connection with popular culture makes maintaining centuries-old practices difficult, global diffusion of popular culture beliefs has challenged the subservience of women to men that is embedded in some folk customs

Coke versus Pepsi

influenced by politics in Russia and religion in Southwest Asia

Popular Food

influenced more by cultural values than by environmental features though some regional variations can be observed and environmental influences remain important in selected items

Most people do not build their own houses

instead, houses are usually mass produced by construction companies

Electronic diffusion of popular culture

is diffused faster than ever with the invention and diffusion of forms of electronic communication like television and the Internet which allow images and messages about popular culture to spread nearly instantaneously across the globe

Coca-Cola

is the sales leader in most of the western hemispere

Folk Songs (2)

may be modified from one generation to the next as conditions change but the content is most often derived from events in daily life that are familiar to the majority of people

The distinctive form of folk houses

may derive primarily from religious values and other customary beliefs rather than from environmental factors

Difference Between Folk and Popular Housing

newer housing in the U.S. has been built to reflect rapidly changing fashions concerning the most suitable house form

U.S. Folk Housing

older houses display this and housing built since the 1940s demonstrates how popular customs may vary more in time than in place

Soccer

originated as a folk custom in England during the eleventh century, transformed into part of global popular culture in the nineteenth century

Folk Clothing

people in this culture have traditionally worn clothing in response to distinctive agricultural practices and climate conditions

Folk Culture

refers to the localized lifestyle of a subsistence or inward looking culture, usually handed down through oral tradition, and traditionally practiced primarily by small homogenous groups living in an isolated rural areas

Popular Food Habits

seem far removed from folk traditions

Folk Clothing Example

the Dutch wearing wooden shoes in response to the frequently flooded streets

Wood and Brick

the two most common building materials in the world because wood is easy to build with and bricks can be made in the hot sun

Folk Housing

the type of building materials used is influenced partly by the resources available in the environment

Diffusion of Folk Culture

through relocation diffusion

Folk Songs

usually originate anonymously and are transmitted orally

Fieldwork

visiting places and observing the people that live there and how they interact

Popular Foods Local Production

wine consumption is high in California because it is mainly produced there, pork rinds popularity in the South because of the large amount of hogs in the South