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AP HUG CH 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Define culture | the body of material traits, customary beliefs & social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people |
| folk culture is more likely to vary from _____ to _____ at a given time, while popular culture is more likely to vary from ____to ____ at a given place | place place, time time |
| define habit | repetitive act that a particular person forms |
| Custom | repetitive act by a group (so that it becomes a custom of the group) |
| taboo | behavior restricted by social custom (culture) |
| jeans are an example of ______________ clothing | popular |
| what are the basic characteristics of folk culture | homogenous, small area, isolated, can't diffuse as well across physical boundaries |
| what are the basic characteristics of popular culture | heterogenous, large area, not isolated, can easily diffuse over physical boundaries through technology |
| food, shelter, and clothing are all 3 essential items of ______________ | material goods |
| what is the relationship between isolation and cultural diversity | the more isolated cultures are the more diverse the whole region can be |
| popular culture can lead to a more ___________ landscape | uniform |
| folk culture hearths, originators, and start times are often _________ | anonymous |
| type of diffusion associated with folk culture | relocation |
| type of diffusion associated with popular culture | hierarchical |
| popular culture most frequently develops in ____ countries | developed |
| Himalayan subjects in art shows how folk cultures are influenced by what 3 things | 1. climate 2. vegetation 3. religion |
| groups that live closer to one another, but practice uniquely different social customs suggest what? | that the region is very diverse |
| how are popular culture and modern communications related? | popular culture is able to diffuse through modern communications |
| what % of Americans age 18-29 own smartphones | 97% |
| China is unique in that it does not use this most common social media platform | |
| folk songs often tell | a story about, Farming, daily life, life cycle, events, mysterious events (natural phenomenon) |
| relationship between folk songs and local environment | folk songs can convey information about the local environment |
| The spatial distribution of soccer today means that soccer is an example of | the diffusion of popular culture |
| how did baseball origionally difuse from America? | relocation diffusion |
| how did British soccer diffuse from Britain? | relocation diffusion |
| what determines the clothing you wear in a folk culture? | the environment or the culutre of the area |
| define terroir | the sum effects of the local environment on a particular food item, wine |
| relationship between fashion and modern communications | Fashion and clothing styles are able to rapidly diffuse through modern communications |
| what determines the clothing you wear in a popular culture? | income and job |
| what are the 2 religions that have a taboo against pork consumption? | Judiasm and Islam |
| besides religious prohibitions in the middle east what other environmental reasons pose a problem? | the climate is not fit for raising pigs |
| what are the 3 source areas for U.S folk housing? | 1. New England 2. Middle Atlantic 3. Lower Chesapeke and Tidewater |
| 1 example of each type of U.S folk housing | 1. Saltbox or cape cod house 2. house that looks like the letter I 3. steep roof and usually raised or with a brick foundation |
| why did American farmers in the grasslands build their houses out of Sod? What does this tell us about the resources and building materials there? | they built theri houses ou of sod because it was plentiful and there were little building materials there besides sod |
| we see cape cod style houses in wisconsin what does this suggest? | it suggests that this type of housing was diffused by relocation diffusion when New Englanders moved to the Great Lakes area |
| what mechanism best accounts for the rapid diffusion of popular culture? | the radio |
| which diffused faster TV or the internet? | the internet |
| define trolling | harassment of someone on the internet |
| define malware | a hostile software designed to cause intentional harm |
| define cyber espionage | the deployment of a virus to observe and/or destroy data in the computer system of a government agency or large corporation |
| what does the organization Freedom House in the U.S do? | they look at how democratic countries are |
| has the diffusion fo social media threatened folk culture? | yes by spreading popular culture faster and creating a unifrom landscape |
| what country dominated the early use of facebook, instagram, and twitter? | U.S.A |
| what is "freedom of the net"? what 3 categories of the internet restrictions does it use? what would a score of 50 mean? | freedom of the net scores the amount of information and freedom individuals get when on the internet, 1. Control use by banning or limiting technology 2. Censor or filter internet content 3. Harass or punish users, a score of 50 would mean part free |
| popular culture is more likely than folk culture to modify the ________ | environment |
| people preserve their folk culture because they seek to preserve their ___________ and __________ | traditional values, beliefs |
| how are the Amish an exampel of a folk culture? | They are an example of folk culture because they choose to be isolated, they have less of an impact on the environment, and they continue to practice their traditions |
| define cultural homogenization | process of reducing local diversity through a rise in popular culture |
| define franchise | (agreement between corporation & business people to market corporation’s products in a local area) tend to look the same |
| does popular culture differ between rural and urban residents | yes, less people attend church in urban areas and more people attend church in rural areas, also in urban areas there is a more heterogenous population while in rural areas there is a more homogenous population |
| what are the 3 countires that are most agressive in their punishment for using the internet to oppose the government and its policies | iran, syria, and China |
| analye figure 4-40 on page 134 | it should show a map of the amount of freedom people have on the internet in different countries with asia and the middle east having the least freedom |
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