chapter 4: local culture, popular culture, and cultural landscapes Flashcards
culture
the sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society
folk culture
cultural traits such as dress modes, dwellings, traditions, and institutions of usually small, traditional communities
popular culture
cultural traits such as dress, diet, and music that identify and are a part of today’s changeable, urban-based, media-influenced western societies
local culture
group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or community, who share experiences, customs, and traits, and who work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others
material culture
the art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people
nonmaterial culture
the beliefsm practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people
hierarchical diffusion
a form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or peoples.
hearth
the area where an idea or cultural trait originates
assimilation
the process through which people lose originally differentiating traits when they come into contact with another society or culture
custom
practice routinely followed by a group of people
cultural appropriation
the process by which cultures adopt customs and knowledge from other cultures and use them for their own benefit
neolocalism
the seeking out of the regional culture and reinvigoration of it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world
ethnic neighborhood
neighborhood, typically situated in a larger metropolitan city and constructed by or comprised of a local culture, in which a local culture can practice its customs
commodification
when something is given monetary value when it was previously not regarded as an object to be bought
authenticity
the accuracy with which a single stereotypical or typecast image or experience conveys an otherwise dynamic and complex local culture or its customs
