October 17 Cannon Ch. 4

What’s the most recent song you’ve listened to? What was it about? Bellwork 10/15-16/18 What’s the most recent song you’ve listened to? What was it about?

Homework: Chapter 4, Key Issue 3 Agenda: Pop Quiz - Rules Notes: Introduction to Culture Homework: Chapter 4, Key Issue 3

Objective: You will be able to describe the differences between folk culture and popular culture.

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Please take out a sheet of paper and write your heading Please take out a sheet of paper and write your heading. The assignment title is Pop Quiz

Review Rules and Procedures: Pop Quiz Where does late/absent/extension work get turned in? What is the extension policy? What is the late policy? What goes in the upper right hand corner of EVERY assignment? What is Ms. Cannon’s signal to get your attention?

Ch. 4: FOLK AND POPULAR CULTURE

I. Introduction to Culture

Two Categories of Culture Folk Culture Popular Culture

Folk Culture: practiced by small homogenous groups in isolated, rural areas Popular Culture: practiced by large heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite being different

Table Talk Come up with 1(each) local example of folk and popular culture. List them in your Geographic Connections.

C. Characteristics Habit: repetitive act of a person Custom: repetitive act of a group ORIGIN: ALL Culture comes from a hearth Popular Culture comes from developed nation

List a habit that you may have. Table Talk List a habit that you may have. List a custom that your family may have.

DISTRIBUTION DIFFUSION OF CULTURE: Folk culture = relocation diffusion Pop. Culture = hierarchical diffusion DISTRIBUTION Folk Culture= limited by physical features and access to materials Pop. Culture= Everywhere!!

Trait: a common unique feature of culture (like chopsticks) 5. Culture is made up of Trait: a common unique feature of culture (like chopsticks) Complex: a BUNCH of culture traits for behavior or activity

Table Talk Think about the American culture. List some of the characteristics of the American culture?

Differences Between Folk & Popular Culture Regions covered by folk culture typically smaller Regions dominated by folk culture change very little over time

Differences Between Folk & Popular Culture Popular culture moves rapidly through modern technology platforms Rapid diffusion is the norm Popular culture becoming more dominant and erasing much of folk culture

Two Elements of Culture Material Culture: food, clothing, and shelter Leisure activities: arts and recreation

What are the differences between folk culture and pop culture? Table Talk What are the differences between folk culture and pop culture?

D. Development of Culture Cultural Autonomy: cultures develop independently of their environment Cultural Convergence: Cultures become the same b/c of being connected via tech and travel Cultural Divergence: cultures become different over time

4. Multilinear evolution: theory that similar places developed similar cultures without being connected

Table Talk Using an electronic device, “Google” examples of the following and write them in your Geographic Connections: Cultural Autonomy Cultural Convergence Cultural Divergence Multi-linear Evolution

E. Culture and Geography Region: a thematic or functional region based on common cultural traits/complexes Like: government, language, religion, food, ethnicity Realm: collection of cultural regions

Anglo-American Slavic European Sino- Japanese Insular Oceanic Austral- Indic Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa Southeast Asia Islamic

Folk culture has become popular culture millions of times. Table Talk Folk culture has become popular culture millions of times. Do you think it is possible for popular culture (or a piece of it) to become folk culture? Why/Why not?

Ticket Out the Door Describe the differences between folk culture and popular culture. Origins Diffusion Regions Distribution

Tucson Or Arizona Culture Poster You are going to create a tourist brochure for Arizona. The brochure must include: Examples of folk culture Explanation of a specific folk culture’s habits, customs, traditions, traits and complex, material culture, cultural development theory, and highlight one major belief Description of how folk culture is sustained and diffuses/influences Arizona

What are examples of folk culture in Arizona? Primer – Table Talk What are examples of folk culture in Arizona?