Exam 3 Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
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culture

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artistic & intellectual product of an elite (high art, manners, literature)

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culture is ORDINARY

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  1. a whole new way of life, 2. the arts and learning
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culture as a GEOGRAPHIC PROCESS

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reverse-how culture shapes place and space.. how does place and space shape on another

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cultural COUNTOURS ARE QUITE BROAD

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high and low, black and white, masc and femme

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NYC subculture

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traditions, holy places, links to hip hop ctulure

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6
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dominant culture reaction

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a spreading disease, visible sign a city is losing control

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culture

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body of beliefs, social forms, and material traits that create group of peoples distinct tradition-whole new way of life

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*cultural hearths *LIST

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geographic originals/source of innovation, ideas or ideologies

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*cultural traits

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single aspect of complex routine practices that constitute a particular cultural group

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*cultural complex

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combo of traits characteristic of a particular group

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*cultural system

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collection of interacting elements that’re taken together shape a groups identity

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*cultural region

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areas within a particular cultural system prevails

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*cultural landscape

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outcome of complex interactions between human group & natural environment

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*cultural geography

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how space, place and landscape shape culture at same time that culture shapes place, space and landscape

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how/why do neighborhoods decline?

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white flight, property values go down, taxes go up, services suffer, rock bottom

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16
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Why the 50s? (3 explanations)

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  1. presence of creative individuals 2. composition of the audience (massive # of young ppl, link to baby boom), 3. transformation of culture industry (radio/tv broadcasting)
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transformation of commercial culture industry

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1.how do we/how is culture produced?, 2. what factors might shape the production of symbols?

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3 points of academic consternation

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  1. lack of good quality, comparable, 2. emphasis on the top end of hierarchy, 3. we need to identify places that lack connectivity
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Why can’t these cities be represented like the bigger cities (like st. petersburg and moscow)

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  1. poverty, 2. collapse, 3. risk aversion, 4. exclusion and resistance
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shatterbelt

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stuck between 2 cultural and political forces, constantly in conflict and aggression (middle east)

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central place theory

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comprises central places-ranging from small # of very large cities offering expensive/infrequently purchased goods, to large # of small cities offering everyday goods

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central place

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service center providing goods to a surrounding market area

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assessment of central place theory

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  1. doesnt take account of historical factors, 2. rational economic decisions rarely made, 3. mobility has increased (internet shopping)
24
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characteristics of world cities

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  1. has international exposure, 2. possess a diverse pop, 3. center of transportation
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Louis Wirth
urbanism-a related set of economic & demographic trends producing rapid and dramatic changes in cities
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urbanism
an interrelated set of social & psychological responses to these trends
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*3 main attributes of urbanism (Wirth)
1. size, 2. density, 3. social heterogenity
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Wirth writes that urbanism is harmful to culture.. argues the city:
1. weakens the bonds of kinship, 2. reduces the social significance of family, 3. leads to the disappearance of neighborhood
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streets then:
1. both intimate and intrusive, 2. shared but contested space, 3. symbolize public life
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Haussmannization
created boulevards to help make city easier to move around in
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Paris summation
1. viewed roads as arteries, 2. help traffic flow, 3. boulevards create breathing spaces, 4. stimulate business acitivity