Get out stuff for notes folk vs. pop culture hw: read pgs Get out stuff for notes folk vs. pop culture hw: read pgs. 116-118, 120-125 Extra credit due tomorrow October 19, 2017

Discuss with your partner Describe a time you visited a new area, like a different region of the US or a different country. What were the major cultural differences between there and here? What are some customs of the US that foreigners would find weird?

Lost Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0kzF4A-WQ

Important Terms Habit – repetitive act performed by an individual. Custom – frequent repetition of an act until it becomes characteristic of a group of people.. Culture- a collection of a group’s customs, beliefs, and values Material Culture – the physical objects produced by a culture in order to meet its material needs: food, clothing, shelter, arts, and recreation Nonmaterial Culture- beliefs, practices, values of a people

Development of culture Family influence Religion Rituals Values/morals Rules History Interaction with other groups Environment Physical Landscape Natural resources Climate Impact of environment on food and clothing  

Folk Culture Small, tight-knit, homogenous group Usually an isolated, rural community More common in LDCs More variation from place to place Traditional customs Resistant to change Buildings use local materials Slow diffusion (relocation diffusion) More connected to physical landscape Religious

Folk cultures in the us

Pop culture Large, individualistic, heterogeneous group Less variation from place to place Constantly changing Diffuses rapidly due to improved technology, communication, and transportation (hierarchical diffusion) Originates in MDCs Globalized and interconnected Little influence from the environment Secular

Provide examples of the ABC’s of Culture Appearance (clothing, jewelry, adornments) Beliefs (values, traditions, religion, death rituals, marriage, rites of passage) Communication (language, gestures) Dates (history, significant events/dates) Entertainment (art, music, dance, drama, literature, sports) Food (everyday food, celebration food, methods of production) Government (Ethics, govt. type, law enforcement, rules of behavior) Housing (Types of home, architecture, building materials) Information (Child rearing, , education, technology) Jobs (division of labor, trade) Kind of Environment ( physical landscape, climate, proximity to water) Leftovers (currency, flag, transportation)