Chapter 4 Key Issues Flashcards
culture
body of material traits, beliefs, social forms together make tradition of people
two locations w/ similar culture
beliefs move w/ migrating people
habit
repetitive act particular individual performs
custom
repetitive act of group becoming their characteristic
folk culture
- groups in small/rural areas
-change little overtime
-distribution small
pop culture
- large heterogeneous areas
- rapid simultaneous global connection
- distribution varies time/place
diffusion
how an idea spreads
hearth
where an idea originates
distribution
where an idea is spread
folk music
- origin anonymous
- oral transmission
- stories/info
pop music
- written by specific people
- purpose to sell/perform
- origin 1900s
- manipulation of electric equipment
clothing stores in Middle east
consider the fact many wear hijabs
taboos
culturally disrespectful
folk housing
built from materials in local
TV
most pop. leisure activity in world and fastest diffusion
television is universal
North America, Europe, Russia, China, Australia
television is common
South America, south Asia
television is rare
africa
diffusion of tv
second half of 20th century
diffusion of internet
thru late 20th century
methods to control internet use
regulate internet supported within the country (home grown apps)
countries dominating tv market
Japan, uk, us
problem w/ American tv
shows American beliefs (social mobility, women freedom)
content limited on internet
political, social, security
why government threatened by internet
citizens rebel against government
malware/ malicious software
- unfriendly/uninvited software that cause intensional harm
- steal info
ransomware/ cryptoviral extortion
- convert victims files in codes to make it inaccessible
- led by India and Russia
cyber espionage
- unauthorized transfer of virus to destroy data
- most victims in us
fake news
false report disseminated under the guise of an authentic news report misleading consumers
trolling
practice of posting deliberating, inflammatory, off topic messages in social media to cause argument
impacts of fake news
communities have greater burden to verify/ fact check
challenges in folk culture
maintain unique local landscapes in time of globalization
pop culture challenges
lack of sustainability in practices
Amish culture origin
Switzerland, germany
Amish culture diffusion
migration
women helped by spread of pop culture
challenged subservience of women to men
future of folk culture
- people leaving folk culture for pop culture
- pop culture and fold culture mixing
relationship between environment and pop culture
environment must be modified for leisure activity
cultural homogenization
spread of pop culture across large spaces leading to loss of localized folk culture
uniform landscape
spatial expression of pop culture in one location similar to another
franchise
an agreement between a corporation and business people to market that corporation’s products in local area
uniform landscape used in fast-food restaurants
franchise agreements lets local outlet use company’s name
golf ex of pop custom not in harmony w/ environment
- large areas flattened
- non-native grass
- appearance suitable for games
pop culture in urban
value progressive forms of pop culture
pop culture in rural
tend to value traditional forms of pop culture
interregional pop culture
- vernacular regions
ex: south midwest - Twitter users in south: church over beer
- opposite in north
