Frq Retake Folk And Pop

Question 1

What is folk culture?
How does it diffuse?
What is it tied to?
Examples?

Answer 1

Practiced by smaller groups,
Spreads slowly, relocation diffusion,
Tied to local traditions and environment,
Traditional music, clothing, food, dances.

Question 2

What is pop culture?
How does it diffuse?
What is it tied to?
Examples?

Answer 2

Found in large groups,
Spreads quickly through hierarchical diffusion and contagious diffusion,
Not tied to anything, changes rapidly over time,
Examples are fast food, pop music, sports.

Question 3

Example of folk culture diffusion

Answer 3

Amish communities bringing their traditions to rural U.S regions

Question 4

Pop culture in diffusion

Answer 4

K-pop music spreading globally through social media platforms

Question 5

Folk culture impact on environment and example,

Answer 5

More likely to adapt, use of local materials, example would be adobe houses in dry environments

Question 6

Pop culture impact on environment

Answer 6

Lots of resources, bigger impact on environment,

Question 7

Cultural convergence and example

Answer 7

Pop culture promotes cultural convergence, places become more similar due to globalization, example would be American style fast food in Asian countries.

Question 8

Cultural diversity and example

Answer 8

Folk culture preserves cultural diversity, maintains unique traditions in specific regions, example would be indigenous languages and festivals