1. Folk and Popular Culture
AP Human Geography

2. This unit covers…. Ch. 4- Folk and Popular Culture (2 weeks)
Ch. 5- Language (1 week)
Ch. 6- Religion (2 weeks)
Ch. 7- Ethnicity (1 week)
6 weeks total

3. Cultural Landscape Review: What is meant by cultural landscape?
The impact of human activity/ culture on the natural landscape of a place.

4. Folk vs. Popular Culture
Folk Culture
Popular Culture
Practiced by small groups
Isolated/ regional
Small scale
Remains the same over time.
Gives groups of people unique identities.
Practiced by large parts of society
Large scale/ widespread
Through globalization, spreads quickly.
May change rapidly
May threaten folk culture

5. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Clothing
Kente Cloth
Popular fashion

6. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Music
Irish Folk Music
World renowned band U2

7. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Housing
Typical suburban box house
New England Cape Cod

8. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Dance
Footworking (Chicago)
Electric Slide

9. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Food
Popular in Chicago
Popular Worldwide

10. Folk vs. Popular Culture: Sports
American Football (popular in the U.S.)
Football/ Futbol/ Soccer (most popular sport globally)

11. Material vs. Non-material culture
The things people construct.
Art
Housing
Clothing
Music
Sports
Food
Beliefs, practices, and values of a group of people.
Religion
Government
Laws/rules

12. The Diffusion of Culture
Folk Culture
Popular Culture
Diffuses primarily through relocation of a group.
Ex. The Amish
Originally migrate from Europe to the U.S. (Pennsylvania, NY, Ohio)
Do not use modern technology, inc. electricity or autos
Hierarchical diffusion
Ex. Spread of fashion through hearths, models, celebs, etc.

13. Cultural Taboo A restriction on a certain behavior within a culture
Use of electricity in Amish culture
Pre-marital sex in most religions.
Eating of beef in Hindu cultures.
Women showing skin in strict Arab cultures.
Committing a taboo may result in punishment, embarrassment, shunning, or shame.

14. Cultural Taboos

15. Terms Related to Culture
Acculturation
When a less dominant culture adopts traits of a more influential one.
Assimilation
Those exposed to a new culture completely lose their original cultural identity.
Ethnocentrism
Judging another culture by the standards of your own culture, implying that your culture is superior.
Cultural Relativism
Judging a culture by it’s own standards.