Chapter 4 Quiz Flashcards
Popular culture
Large heterogenous groups that share certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics
Habit
Repetitive act performed by an individual
Custom
Repetitive act performed by a group
A culture is a collection of
Customs
The origin of folk culture is
Anonymous hearths, multiple that originate independently
Anonymous hearths consists of what three things
Anonymous sources
Unknown dates
Unidentified originators
Popular culture is a product of what
Developed countries namely North America and Europe
Origin is often traceable to
Specific person or corporation in a particular place
Diffusion of folk culture
Smaller and slower, relocation diffusion, (migration)
Diffusion of popular culture
Rapid from hierarchal diffusion (from hearth or node with modern communications)
When was the start of the diffusion of music
Radio in 1940’s with World War Two
Distribution of folk cultures
Local physical and cultural factors influence
- like isolation from others (distance, mountain ranges)
- religion
Distribution of popular culture and what is principle obstacle
Widely distributed in many countries without regard for physical factors
Lack of income to purchase
Buddhists
North monks and saints, bizzare because of inhabitable climate
Hindu
South everyday life scenes with deities to who are violent and extreme because of climate
Muslim west
Paint flowers because religion doesn’t allow animate objects in art … Not about harsh climate
Animists
South east those who have transferred to east study centers paint symbols and signs from religion not environment
How is folk music transmitted
Orally or migrations
What do modifications in folk songs show
Successive generations have changes in conditions
What is the content of folk songs
Events in daily life similar to people
Life cycle
Environmental features
Vietnam farmers and agricultural technologies transmitted