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Folk and Popular Culture

Folk and Popular Culture. Chapter 4. CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture. I. Intro A. Define pop, folk culture continuum B. Characteristics of pop culture folk culture. CULTURE. A group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people. Know the following:.

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Folk and Popular Culture

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  1. Folk and Popular Culture Chapter 4

  2. CHAPTER 4 - Folk v Popular culture I. Intro A. Define pop, folk culture continuum B. Characteristics of pop culture folk culture

  3. CULTURE A group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people.

  4. Know the following: • Mentifacts-represent the ideas and beliefs of a culture, for example religion, language or law • Artifacts-a human-made object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users

  5. Ethnocentrism-Ethnocentrism often entails the belief that one's own race or ethnic group is the most important and/or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups. • Assimilation-the process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture

  6. Acculturation-exchange of cultural features that results when groups come into continuous firsthand contact; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct.

  7. generally practiced by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas….. FOLK CULTURE:

  8. Popular Culture large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics…

  9. MATERIAL CULTURE • Things people construct: art, houses, clothing, sports, foods

  10. NON-MATERIAL CULTURE • Beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values, language • What people produce in their material reflects the beliefs and values of the non-material culture.

  11. Origins • Folk cultures-sometimes called local cultures. Have unknown hearths, dates of origin and unidentified originators. Often isolated. • Popular culture-often a product of more developed countries.

  12. Appearance • Physical appearance of people • Clothing • Adornments

  13. Beliefs • Values and traditions • Religion/practices • Death rituals • Marriage • Rites of passage

  14. Communication • Language • Number systems • Gestures

  15. Dates • Time period • History of the culture • Significant events

  16. Entertainment • Art • Music • Dance • Drama • Literature • Sports

  17. Food • Everyday foods • Celebration foods • Methods of production

  18. Government • Ethics: What is considered right and wrong. • Government type • Law enforcement • Rules of behavior

  19. Housing • Shelter • Dwelling • Architecture

  20. Folk architecture 1. Environment

  21. 2. Orientation

  22. 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.

  23. Dogtrot house Shotgun house “I” house

  24. Clothing • Housing

  25. POP CULTURE Money based economy Mass production Urban Large masses of people Often highly individualistic Rapid diffusion Technologically complex Police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order

  26. FOLK CULTURE Small (limited area/population) Rural Cohesive, conservative, group Technologically simple Handmade material culture Strong family or clan structure Tradition is paramount — change comes infrequently and slowly

  27. C. Material and nonmaterial culture 1. Material 2. Non-material

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

  29. Amish

  30. 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 Popular culture examples 1. Food

  31. TV/Internet

  32. Culture Regions Creation of cultural landscapes US culture regions

  33. US Culture Regions

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

  35. West Edmonton Mall

  36. Information • Child training • Education • Technology

  37. Jobs • Division of labor • trade

  38. Kind of environment • Physical features/landforms • Climate • Proximity to water

  39. Leftovers • Money • Icons of culture • Transportation • Infrastructure • War and peace • Other….

  40. IV. Impacts of the Globalization of Popular 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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