chapter four - pop and folk culture

Question 1

custom

Answer 1

the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

Question 2

folk culture

Answer 2

culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

Question 3

habit

Answer 3

A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.

Question 4

popular culture

Answer 4

culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.

Question 5

taboo

Answer 5

a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Question 6

terrior

Answer 6

the contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

Question 7

Internet use is least prevalent in…

Answer 7

africa

Question 8

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is a

Answer 8

custom or trait

Question 9

distribution of which of the following US folk cultures? (northeast america)

Answer 9

amish

Question 10

Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Answer 10

built enviorment

Question 11

The All Blacks Haka is a cultural trait of the Kiwi culture. Which two cultures are combined to created the Kiwi culture?

Answer 11

New Zeland and Maori

Question 12

Folk songs

Answer 12

focus on daily activities

Question 13

Folk music in North America began as the result of what type of diffusion from the Old World (Europe)?

Answer 13

relocation diffusion

Question 14

Culture traits:

Answer 14

can range from language spoken to games played

Question 15

Which of the following can be an artifact reflecting ethnicity on the cultural landscape? (built environment)

Answer 15

all of the choices are correct

Question 16

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

Answer 16

relocation diffusion

Question 17

cultural landscape

Answer 17

The natural landscape as modified by human activities and bearing the important of culture group

Question 18

Which best describes the origin of Hip-Hop music?

Answer 18

New York City, inner-city. 1970-1980

Question 19

Distance decay implies that

Answer 19

short-distance contacts are more likely than long-distance contacts.

Question 20

material culture

Answer 20

physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. (schools,temples)

Question 21

non-material culture

Answer 21

non physical ideas that people have about their culture. (beliefs,values)

Question 22

uniform landscape

Answer 22

the expression of culture that is the same in different physical locations.

Question 23

built enviorment

Answer 23

the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity (neighborhoods)