culture shared set of meanings that are lived through material and symbolic practices of everyday...
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CultureShared set of meanings that are lived
through material and symbolic practices of everyday life.
A particular way of life, such as a set of skilled activities, values, & meanings surrounding a particular type of practice
Habit-Repetitive act of an INDIVIDUAL Bri goes to Starbucks every morning before school.
Custom- Repetitive act of a GROUP Muslims pray five times a day.
Cultural GeographyStudy of people, material, and symbolic practices
Material- artifacts Nonmaterial- thoughts, laws
Cultural LandscapePHYSICAL imprint a culture makes on the
environmentHistorical Geography/Genre de vie
Cultural EcologyResults of human interaction with the environment
Sequent Occupancy
Human-Environment Interaction(One of the five themes of Human Geography!)Environmental
Determinism Human behavior
CONTROLLED by environment
PossibilismCounterargume
nt!Environment
places limits, but people propel development
Cultural DeterminismEnvironment
places NO restrictions on human behavior.
Political EcologyExploration of why
human culture interacts with the environment the way it does.
Culture TraitFireworks on the Fourth of July
Culture ComplexAll culture traitsNo two cultures are the same!
Culture SystemMany complexes with shared traits
Culture RegionRegions that include places/people with
similarities in their culture systemsThe South
Culture RealmFusing culture regions Latin America
Cultural DiffusionExpansion
Spreads outward but remains strong in hearth Stimulus: Iced to
Sweet tea Hierarchical: Hip-
hop Contagious: Disease
RelocationActual movement
from hearth to new place
Migrant DiffusionInnovation
spreads but only last a brief time Band groupies
HearthsAn area where innovations in culture began.
They are sources of human civilization. Often developed in places with capacity for innovation (water and arable land). Ancient Hearths
Mesoamerica Nile River Valley Indus River Valley Huang River Valley
Torsten HagerstrandInnovations diffuse from hearths in stages
Stage 1- Acceptance in place of origin Early adopters
Stage 2- Spread rapidly outward Majority adopters
Stage 3- Diffusion slows down and dispersal/saturation reaches maximum level. The late adopters phase
Cultural ConvergenceTwo cultures adopt
traits and become more alike
Cultural DivergenceTwo culture
become more different
AcculturationWeaker culture
adopts traits from the stronger one.
AssimilationOriginal traits of
the weaker culture are completely replaced
TransculturationTwo cultures of
equal power meet and exchange.
Folk CultureLimited to smaller region/group of people
Homogeneous Rural communityAnonymous hearthsResistance to changeDiffuses slowly/relocation diffusion
Popular CultureLarge heterogeneous societiesDiffuses rapidlyExpansion Diffusion
HierarchicalCan threaten local
distinctivenessCultural homogeneity Globalization
Western Media Imperialism US, Britain, and Japan dominate
mediaEnvironmental Problems
MDCs
Cultural ImperialismInvasion of a culture with intent to dominate
Cultural NationalismResistance of a group against cultural
imperialism and convergence.
TabooRestriction
on behavior imposed by social customs
Folk Housing Product of cultural traditions and natural
conditionsDistinctive materials from environment
US Folk HousingLower Chesapeake-Tidewater style
One storyMiddle Atlantic-Principle House
“I” house, Two stories, gables on sideNew England
Saltbox, Two-Chimney, Cape cod, and front gable and wing.
Small Rural Community?FOLK POP
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Hierarchical Diffusion?FOLK POP
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Most Sports originated in which culture?FOLK POP
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Environmental Determinism affects which culture the most?
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Taboos are often found in countries dominated by which culture?
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This culture has turned to tourism to help revitalize?
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This culture often uses the environment for leisure activities?
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Breaking Amish, the reality TV show, is an example of which type of culture?
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This culture’s music tells a story or conveys information?
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Reinforces gender roles and traditions of family?
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