Lecture 6

Question 1

describe culture

Answer 1

a particular way of life, shared set of meanings (values, beliefs, practices, ideas etc)

• not necessarily tied to a place
• evolves !!

Question 2

what increases the speed & frequency of a culture changing

Answer 2

globalization

Question 3

example of a culture

Answer 3

• māori people ( traditional tattoos/ war dance, haka)

Question 4

example of how traditional forms of culture are adapted to have new meanings

Answer 4

practice of tattooing
- has become more mainstream in western countries

Question 5

does place still matter in cultures & and example

Answer 5

YES !
- in negotiation of global forces

example:
hip hop music (produced differently in different places)

Question 6

culture of hip hop

Answer 6

• developed among US big city / inner city youth
• initially characterized by break dancing now is understood via rap music and distinct vocab
• origins in Bronx NY
• older roots in west african storytelling

Question 7

examples of other places producing hip hop (2)

Answer 7

• K pop in S.Korea
• afrobeats in nigeria

Question 8

what is cultural geography

Answer 8

study of ways in which space, place & landscape shape culture at the same time that culture shapes space, place & landscape

Question 9

what are cultural traits and 3 examples

Answer 9

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

ex.
- distinct dress
- dietary habits
- styles of architecture

Question 10

are cultural traits unique to one group

Answer 10

not necessarily no!!

Question 11

what is a cultural complex

Answer 11

the combination of traits characteristic of a particular group
(don’t exhibit trait in exactly same way)

Question 12

a cultural region & example

Answer 12

an area where certain cultural practices, beliefs or values are practiced more or less than the majority of inhabitants

nova scotia/ PEI have acadian culture region