CULTURE

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CULTURE

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group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by people

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LOCAL (FOLK) CULTURE

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small, incorporates a homogeneous population, typically rural, passes down traits generationally

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POPULAR (GLOBAL) CULTURE

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large, incorporates a heterogeneous population, typically urban, traits quickly change

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HIERARCHICAL DIFFUSION

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trends spread from influencers to regular people

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HEARTH

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point of origin for a trend

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LOCAL CULTURE

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group of people in a small geographic area who see themselves as a collective

Example: Navajo and Amish

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VOLUNTARY ASSIMILATION

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popular culture is adopted and the culture one was born into is lost

Examples: American Irish and German

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MATERIAL CULTURE

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things people construct

Examples: music, movies, food, art, and buildings

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NONMATERIAL CULTURE

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includes beliefs, practices, and aesthetics

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LOCAL CULTURE EXAMPLES

Answer 10

Anabaptists
Welsh in Argentina
Finns in Lake Worth
Orthodox Jews in NYC

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CUSTOMS

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practices a group of people continuously follow

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FORCED ASSIMILATION

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policy of the US government which forced Native Americans to suppress their customs and replace them with American ones

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ACCULTURATION

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when people adopt many aspects of popular culture but still maintain their ethnic identity with traditions of their ancestors

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SYMBOLIC ETHNICITY

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nostalgic allegiance to a cultural tradition that is felt and lived without daily incorporation

Example: Saint Patrick’s Day

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NEOLOCALISM

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when an area loses its original heritage due to discrimination BUT eventually rediscovers it

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HUTTERITES

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fled German-speaking areas, live on communal farms, have lots of children, still use technology

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ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS

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separate worlds to practice specific customs often tight-knit and within major cities

Example: China Town

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GENTRIFICATION

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renewal and rebuilding of a lower-income neighborhood

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CULTURAL APPROPRIATION

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process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge for their own benefit

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COMMODIFICATION

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something that was not previously regarded as something to be bought and sold becomes exactly that

Example: Love Commodified by Dating Apps

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

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the distance between the knower and the follower, enables instant sharing

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DISTANCE DECAY

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decreasing likelihood of diffusion with greater distance from the hearth

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TIME-SPACE COMPRESSION

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how quickly innovations diffuse is interlinked to how closely two places are connected by transportation and communication

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RETERRITORIALIZATION

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people start to produce an aspect of popular culture themselves in the context of their own local culture and place

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CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

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visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

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PLACELESSNESS

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loss of the uniqueness of a place to the point where one place looks like the next and there is no “local charm”

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CONVERGENCE

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advancements in technology and communication accelerate ideas

1. Architectural Forms and Planning Ideas
2. Individual Business and Product Dispersal
3. Borrowing of Idealized Landscape

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URBAN MORPHOLOGY

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size and shape of a place’s buildings, streets, and infrastructure

Example: Big House = Big Family