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CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture

CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture. I. Define popular and folk culture Characteristics. I. Define popular and folk culture Characteristics Folk Pop Rural urban Tradition fad Conservative innovative Handmade mass produced Spread slowly spread rapidly

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CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture

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  1. CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture • I. Define popular and folk culture • Characteristics

  2. I. Define popular and folk culture • Characteristics • Folk Pop • Rural urban • Tradition fad • Conservative innovative • Handmade mass produced • Spread slowly spread rapidly • Small in area larger area • Barter money economy

  3. Material and nonmaterial culture • A. Non-material

  4. Material • Folk architecture • Environment

  5. Orientation

  6. Americans examples - Dogtrot house -Shotgun house - I house

  7. 2. Pop architecture

  8. South – barbecue, fried chicken, and hamburgers most popular • North – pizza • Focus of Italian immigration • Pizza diffused to the southern states only in the mid-1950s • Fast food • -- South — 57% of restaurants in MS • Northeast lowest rate —27% of restaurants in NY 3. Food

  9. III. Regions – unique areas A. Formal - "homogenous" or "uniform"

  10. B. Functional - "nodal"

  11. C. Vernacular - "perceptual"

  12. Culture Regions 1. Cultural landscapes

  13. 2. US Culture Regions

  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYef9JOeB1g Mardi Gras Indians

  15. Diffusion • A. Types • 1. Relocation • 2. Expansion • Hierarchical • Contagious • Stimulus

  16. B. Folk – • Origin (hearth) 2. Diffusion – relocation, contagious 3. Barriers

  17. Diffusion of House Types in U.S. Fig. 4-9: Distinct house types originated in three main source areas in the U.S. and then diffused into the interior as migrants moved west.

  18. Pop culture landscapes • Placelessness • Landscapes of consumption • Leisure landscapes

  19. West Edmonton Mall

  20. Pop Diffusion • Origin (hearth) • Diffusion – hierarchical • Barriers

  21. Wal-Mart stores • Diffused from Arkansas base - contagious pattern • Reverse hierarchical diffusion - Initially chose smaller towns and markets • Later spread into cities • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGzHBtoVvpc

  22. TV/Internet

  23. V. Globalization of pop culture A. Threats to folk culture • Loss of traditional values • Foreign media dominance B. Environmental impacts of popular culture • Modifying nature • Uniform landscapes • Negative environmental impact

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