© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. M11/26/12 Chapter 4.1 Folk and Popular Culture

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Intro A. Culture The combination of three things: –Values –Material artifacts –Political institutions This chapter deals with material artifacts

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. B. Material Culture Two basic categories: folk and popular culture 1. Folk culture Traditionally practiced by small, isolated, homogeneous groups in rural areas 2. Popular culture Characterized by large, heterogeneous groups of people who share common habits despite differences in other personal characteristics 3. Geographers are interested in two aspects of culture: Where cultures are located in space How cultures interact with the environment

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Origin of folk and popular cultures –Folk culture = hearth area; originators are usually unknown –Popular culture = hearth area comes from more developed countries (MDCs) People in MDCs have disposable income and leisure time that allow for these innovations

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Origin of folk and popular cultures (cont.) A. Folk music characteristics Tells a story or recounts important life events or activities Is personal in nature –Ex: Woody Guthrie,Woody Guthrie, –The Weavers –Pete SeegerPete Seeger –early Bluesearly Blues –Country MusicCountry Music

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. I. Origin of folk and popular cultures (cont.) B. Popular music characteristics Written by individuals for the purpose of selling to a large audience Highly technical –Ex: Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby –ElvisElvis –BeatlesBeatles –Michael JacksonMichael Jackson –TupacTupac –PSYPSY

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Popular Music Map Figure 4-2

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Hip-Hop Map Figure 4-3

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. II. Diffusion of folk and popular culture –Folk culture diffuses slowly, primarily through migration, and at a small scale Examples: Diffusion of Amish culture, spread of Delta Blues –Popular culture diffuses rapidly, via hierarchical diffusion, and over a large scale Ex: sports (late 19 th C.) –movies (early 20 th C.) –radio (beginning in 1920s) –television (mid 20 th C.) –internet (late 20 th to early 21 st C.)

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Distribution of Amish Figure 4-4

© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Iroquois Lacrosse Figure 4-5