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APHG Folk and Pop Culture

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Vernacular Regions   show
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Toponymy   show
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show The development of a new cultural trait as a result of the fusion of two distinct but interacting cultures.  
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show Term used to connote attachment to and comfort in a particular place. Typically individuals have strongest sense of place attached to where they rew up, which is manifested by loyalty to sports teams and other items or people associated with "home".  
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Possiblism   show
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show Loss of distinct local features in favor of standardized landscapes. Happens as a result of pervasiveness of pop culture and mass production and availability of a wide variety of consumables.  
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show Conveys a notion of cultural productions fueled by mass media and consumerism. Included visual and performing arts, culinary arts, architecture and city planning, music, fashion, sports leisure activities and other forms of entertainment.  
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show Refers to cultural practices that form the sights, smells, sounds, and rituals of everyday existence in traditional societies in which they developed. Usually rural, with strong family ties and strong interpersonal relationships.  
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show Cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions. Certain types of people, who come from cultures that arose in certain physical environments, may be smarter, more attractive, or more able to govern themselves as a result.  
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show Process by which an idea or innovation is transmitted from one individual or group across space. Relocation diffusion involves spacial spreading as a result of physical movement to a new place.  
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Cultural imperialism   show
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Cultural traits   show
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Culture   show
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show When integration of new arrivals into the economic and cultural mainstream of a host society is complete.  
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Acculturation   show
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Artifacts   show
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Mentifacts   show
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show Comprise the sociological subsystem of culture; including the expected and accepted patterns of interpersonal relations within a a people or group  
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show Refers to spaces that have been modified by human activity. Includes houses an other structures that human activity takes place in, but also includes reservoirs, parks, dams and other facilities that reflect human-induced change in the landscape.  
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Architectural Structure   show
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