Culture review Flashcards
Establishing/manufacturing a hearth
Hearth: birthplace of a culture
Opinion leaders start a trend and that starts a culture which diffuses from them/media creators.
Opinion leaders
People who start trends
Hierarchical diffusion
When a culture or trait diffuses downward from one hearth or trend setter.
-Fashion
-Cultural icons (musicians, artists, etc.)
Contagious diffusion
Requires direct contact to diffuse to other people.
-Diseases
-Fidgets
Stimulus diffusion
Cultures play catch up, when a culture adopts something new and others follow.
-McDonalds grilled chicken wraps (Burger King and Wendy’s now has it).
Relocation diffusion
When you physically move the hearth itself, the people move to a different place and move the hearth with them.
Reterritorialization
Taking popular culture and fitting it in with your local culture, making it your own.
-K-Pop
-Christian rap
How does popular culture diffuse today?
Popular culture diffuses through the internet/social media.
What are the main differences between folk and popular culture?
Folk culture-homogenous, rural, small, diffuses through tradition (passed down), stays the same.
Popular culture: heterogeneous, urban, large, diffuses quickly/changes quickly.
Assimilation
When an indigenous culture group is completely absorbed by the popular culture, they lose all aspects of their folk or local culture.
NATIVE AMERICANS (on test)
Acculturation
Indigenous or folk culture adopts only certain aspects of the popular culture.
Customs
Routines followed by a culture, how folk culture sustain themselves.
Cultural appropriation
When you take someone else’s culture and use it to your own benefit.
DREAM CATCHER (on test)
Little Sweden
In Kansas, an ethnic neighborhood that does Sweden things.
Neocalism
Bringing local culture to a new place.
LITTLE SWEDEN (on test)