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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What is habit?

A

Repetitive act done by an individual

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2
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What is custom?

A

Repetitive act done by a group (popular culture)

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3
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What is Popular Culture?

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Large societies that share certain habits (large group/large area) (Ex. America)

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4
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What is Folk Culture?

A

Traditions practiced by small groups (small group/small area) (Ex. your family)

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5
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What culture is homogeneous?

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Folk culture

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6
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What culture is heterogeneous?

A

Popular culture

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7
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What culture is more likely to vary from place to place?

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Folk

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8
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What culture typically experiences more frequent changes?

A

Popular

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9
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Popular culture is often a product of what?

A

MDC’s

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10
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What is the main effect of modern communication?

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It increases popular culture, spreads faster, and increases the similarities of customs in different places

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What do folk customs tell a story or convey info about?

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Daily activities, such as farming, life cycle events (birth, marriage, death), or mysterious events such as storms or earthquakes

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12
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Where did hip hop originate from?

A

South Bronx, New York in the 1970s

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13
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What is folk culture spread through?

A

Relocation diffusion

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14
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The spread of popular culture typically follows the process of what?

A

Hierarchical diffusion

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15
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Folk culture example: Amish

A

Horse and buggy

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16
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The spatial distribution of soccer during the 20th century is an example of what?

A

Popular culture

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17
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A major factor in the diffusion of soccer is the presence of what?

What culture is it?

A

British citizens in other countries

It was relocation diffusion in folk culture and then became a popular culture through hierarchical diffusion

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18
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Two groups in close proximity will develop what if they don’t interact?

A

Unique customs

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19
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Customs, such as provision of food, clothing, and shelter are influenced by what?

A

Prevailing climate, soil, and vegetation

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20
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Folk food habits are embedded strongly in what?

A

The environment

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21
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The U.S. have a preference for what?

A

Local food and snacks

22
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Where are Bostans located?

A

Insteoloul Turkey

23
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What are Bostans used for?

A

To supply the city with fresh produce by producing extensive agriculture

24
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What are Taboo?

A

Things you shouldn’t do

25
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What religious groups don’t eat pig?

A

Jews/Muslims

26
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The physical environment doesn’t cause people to adapt to what?

A

Social customs

27
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Alcohol consumption is what in the US then other countries? Why?

A

Lower

Because we are more religious

28
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The type of building materials used to build what houses are primarily made by what?

A

Folk

Resources available

29
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What are the two most common building materials in the world?

A

Wood and brick

30
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Artistic subjects int eh Himalayas show how folk customs are influenced by what?

A

Religion and environmental processes

31
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Having to face East when sleeping to avoid death is something practiced by who?

A

The Yuans and Shans

32
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Housing was typically mass produced by what in the U.S.?

A

Construction companies

33
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Americans choose particular beverages and snacks that’s what?

A

Available locally

34
Q

What do vineyards require?

A

Moderately cold, rain winters, and fairly long, hot summers

35
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Vineyards are planted on hillsides to what?

A

Maximize sunlight and to facilitate draining

36
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The best wine tends to be produced from grapes grown in what?

A

Soil that is course and drains well

37
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What kind of culture’s housing styles diffused throughout the country and vary through time andplace?

A

Popular culture

38
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The distinctive characteristics of each region’s wine is especially influenced by what?

A

The unique combination of trace elements

39
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Why is the year of the harvest indicated on finer wines?

A

Because specific weather conditions each year affect the quality and quantity of the harvest

40
Q

What does clothing styles reflect in MDC’sL

A

The occupation

41
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What is another influence of clothing styles in MDC’s?

A

Income

42
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Improved communications have what?

A

Permitted the rapid diffusion of clothing styles from one region of earth to another

43
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What is an important symbol of the diffusion of western popular culture?

A

Jeans

44
Q

Why is international prostitution encouraged in many countries?

A

Because it is major source of foreign currency

45
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Why do many people maintain their folk culture despite their exposure to popular culture?

A

Because of the strong desire to preserve unique customs

46
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What determines if you belong to popular or folk culture?

A

Income

47
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What are the two negative effects of popular culture on the environment?

A
  • Depletion of resources

- Pollution

48
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What culture impacts the environment?

A

Popular and folk culture

49
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Leaders of LDC’s view the spread of TV as a new method of what on the part of MDC’s?

A

Economic and cultural imperialism

50
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What is another concern of LDC’s?

A

That eventually, American popular culture will destroy traditional social behavior

51
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What are the four reasons why leaders of LDC’s fear destroyment of folk culture?

A
  • Western values dominate the media
  • Western news organizations have the money to hire correspondents around the world
  • Western countries supply a large percentage of TV news video
  • Western radio newscasts can be heard in most countries

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