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