1. Folk Culture vs Popular Culture
Compare and Contrast - Student Version

2. Folk Culture Popular Culture
Rapid diffusion - mostly hierarchical
Transmitted many ways; time- space compression plays a role
Goal: make $, be noticed/ be “in”
Slow diffusion - mostly relocation
Customs
Less taboos & rules - more choice
Time important - Influenced by ↑leisure time, ↑technology, ↑globalization, wants
Culture
Anonymous Hearths
Uniform Landscape
Small Homogenous Societies
Rapid change
Habits
Resist assimilation, acculturation, & cultural appropriation
Material culture limited by lack of $
Material culture limited by physical & cultural factors
Large Heterogeneous Societies
Isolated
More taboos & rules - less choice
Place important - Influenced by environment & culture
Assimilation
Contemporary
Hearth
Hearths - specific people or corporations & places (often NA or Europe)
Material Culture
Slow change
Local Distribution
Taboos
Diffusion
Goal: maintain identity & preserve culture
Traditional
Extensive Distribution
Place the terms, concepts and descriptions in the appropriate part of the Venn Diagram to correctly compare and contrast folk culture and popular culture
Cultural Appropriation
Encourage assimilation, acculturation, & cultural appropriation
Often orally transmitted
Acculturation

3. Summarize what you have learned about folk cultures and popular cultures: