chapter 4 “folk and popular culture”

Chapter 4

“Folk and Popular Culture”

“Culture is the agent, the natural area is the medium, the cultural landscape is the result’- Carl Sauer

Culture – …

Popular Culture:

Folk Culture:

Folk Culture:

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Pop Culture:

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The following was developed by Sir Julian Huxley

Artifact – ... – eg. Spoon - Anthropology

Mentifact – … – eg. Religion, language and laws - Ideology

Sociofact – … – eg. Families, politics, economics and tribes – Sociology

“A dwelling, for example, is an artifact providing shelter, it can be a sociofact reflecting the nature of the family and it can be a mentifact summarizing a cultural groups convictions shown by design, orientation and building materials.”

One more example:

Clothing:

Artifact – offers protection

Sociofact – identifies an individual’s role in society – especially a uniform

Mentifact – reflects the values of the wearer – religious clothing, baggy pants, cowboy hat and boots, colour of clothing etc.

Other Key Terms:

•Cultural convergence•Cultural divergence•Acculturation•Cultural Innovation•Cultural Realm•Cultural Region – Core, domain, sphere•Syncretism – eg. Greek music is a combination European and Middle Eastern music.•Taboo

Geographers are interested in the origin, diffusion and integration of culture with other social characteristics.

Geographers are also interested in the relationship between culture and the physical environment.

What do you see in this landscape?

A geographer sees:

•Nature: …•Habitat: …•Artifact: …•System: …•Problem: …•Wealth: …•Ideology: …•History: …•Place: …•Aesthetic: …

Article: “The Beholding Eye, by D. W. Meinic

Discussion:

How is culture reflected in the following:

•Music – all the types and styles•Sports - Soccer•Food – Italian, French, Chinese•Clothing – drive around and see all the different kinds among young people•Housing styles- colour, material•Role of Women – empowerment, status

Cultural landscape: The visible, material landscape that cultural groups create as they inhabit the earth.

Write down the aspects of Culture you see in the next few slides?

Culture is very visible in the style of homes that dot the urban landscape. Please view the slide show on home styles and view the many architectural styles seen in Toronto

Vocabulary List

Unit III. Cultural Patterns and Processes, Part 1—Basic Vocabulary and Concepts  Concepts of Culture Acculturation Assimilation Cultural adaptation Cultural core/periphery pattern Cultural ecology Cultural identity Cultural landscape Cultural realm Culture Culture region • Formal—core, periphery • Functional—node • Vernacular (perceptual)—regional self-awareness  

Diffusion types • Expansion—hierarchical, contagious, stimulus • Relocation  Innovation adoption Maladaptive diffusion Sequent occupance

Folk and Popular Culture Adaptive strategies Anglo-American landscape characteristics Architectural form Built environment Folk culture Folk food Folk house Folk songs Folklore Material culture Nonmaterial culture Popular culture Survey systems Traditional architecture

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