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Folk/Popular Culture
folk culture and popular culture differences
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Much Variation from place to place | spatial variation(folk) |
| little variation from time to time | temporal variation(fold) |
| little variation from person to person | the "culture" decides(folk) |
| little variation from place to place | spatial variations(popular) |
| much variation from time to time | temporal variation(popular) |
| much variation from person to person | the "individual" decides(popular) |
| culture is not genetically inherited: it is not instinctive | learned |
| every human being has culture; it is part of being human | universal |
| no two cultures are exactly alike; they very geographically | unique |
| cultural traits form a cultural system; a change in one trait influences others | integratvie |
| cultural is never static, but some cultures cahnge faster than others | dynamic |
| culutre is passed on through the generations | symbolic |
| a judgmental perspective- judge others and their way of life fomr the perspective of your own culture | ethnocentrism |
| a non-judgemental perspective- judge others and their way of life thorugh the eyes of the people who live that way | cultrual relativism |
| isolated | folk |
| highly immobile | folk |
| strong attachment to places | folk |
| resistant to change | folk |
| conservative | folk |
| cohesive | folk |
| homogeneous | folk |
| communal | folk |
| strong interpersonal relationships | folk |
| stonr extended family structure | folk |
| strong religious institutions | folk |
| dependent on local resoureces | folk |
| customized production | folk |
| generalized professions | folk |
| losing ground | folk |
| interdependent | popular |
| highly mobile | popular |
| weak attachment to places | popular |
| constantly changing | popular |
| progressive | popular |
| fragmented | popular |
| hererogeneous | popular |
| individualistic | popular |
| weak interpersonal realstionships | popular |
| weak extended family structue | popular |
| stong secular institutions | popular |
| dependent on distand resoureces | popular |
| mass production | popular |
| specialized professions | popular |
| gaining ground | popular |