Chapter 4Key Issue 1Where do Folk and Popular Cultures Originate and Diffuse

Where do folk and popular culture originate and diffuse Origin of folk and popular culture Diffusion of folk and popular culture

Origin of Folk Culture Social custom originates at the hearth Folk customs: anonymous hearths Unknown dates, originators Multiple hearths

Origin of Popular Cultures Product of MDCs

North America, Western Europe, Japan Arise from advances in technology &

increased leisure time Reproduction of objects in large quantity

CDs, T-shirts, Pizza

Origin of Folk Music Chinese Legend

Music invented in 2697 BC Cut bamboo poles to match sound of birds

Songs Events in daily life Familiar to people in that region

Folk Culture Folk Songs

Tell a story or information Farming, life-cycle, natural events

Vietnam Song about Agriculture “ While seedlings for the summer crop

are not old when they are three months of age…”

Origin of Popular Music Written by individuals for the purpose of

being sold to a large amount of people Originated 1900 Music Hall in UK & Vaudeville in US Vaudeville Music Industry, New York Tin Pan Alley Song writers, music publishers,

orchestrators

Popular Music Diffusion worldwide during WWII Armed Forces Radio Network Broadcast music to soldiers English became international language

for popular music

Diffusion of Folk and Popular Cultures Diffusion of popular culture Hierarchical Diffusion from hearths Hollywood, CA: film Diffusion of folk culture Slower, smaller scale Migration: relocation diffusion

Diffusion Folk Culture: Amish Popular Culture: Sports