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Compare Folk Culture and Pop Culture in terms of origin.
Folk culture has anonymous sources, unknown dates, and multiple hearths. Pop culture originates in developed regions.
Compare Folk Culture and Pop Culture in terms of diffusion.
Folk culture spreads through relocation diffusion. Pop culture spreads through hierarchical and contagious diffusion.
Compare Folk Culture and Pop Culture in terms of change.
Folk culture is slow to change and resistant to outside influence. Pop culture changes rapidly over time.
Compare Material Culture and Non-Material Culture.
Material culture includes physical objects, while non-material culture includes intangible ideas and beliefs.
Compare Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism.
Ethnocentrism judges other cultures based on one's own, while cultural relativism seeks to understand cultures objectively.
Compare a habit and a custom.
A habit is something an individual does regularly, while a custom is something a group does regularly.
Compare the diffusion patterns of folk and pop music.
Folk music spreads through relocation diffusion, while pop music spreads through hierarchical and contagious diffusion.
Compare the impact of globalization on folk and pop cultures.
Globalization threatens folk cultures by promoting pop culture, leading to homogenization, while it facilitates the spread of pop culture.
Compare the role of media in folk and pop cultures.
Media is often censored in folk cultures to preserve traditions, while it is a primary vehicle for spreading pop culture.
Compare the scale of practice between folk and pop culture.
Folk culture is practiced by small, homogenous groups, while pop culture is practiced by large, diverse groups.
What is the concept of cultural diffusion in relation to pop culture?
Pop culture spreads through globalization, communication, transportation, and marketing.
What is the role of a cultural hearth in the spread of culture?
A cultural hearth is the origin point from which cultural traits diffuse to other areas.
Explain the concept of resistance to pop culture.
Cultural preservation, nationalist ideologies, and autonomy movements can resist pop culture.
What is the relationship between landscape and folk culture?
Landscape plays a significant role in shaping folk culture, influencing housing, food, and other customs.
What is the significance of globalization in the spread of popular culture?
Globalization facilitates the rapid diffusion of pop culture through increased communication, transportation, and interconnectedness.
What is a taboo in the context of food preferences?
Restrictions imposed by social customs, such as prohibiting pork in Islam and Judaism.
How do governments influence culture?
Governments may censor media and limit freedom of speech to protect folk cultural ideals or promote nationalist ideologies.
What role does relocation diffusion play in spreading folk culture?
Folk culture spreads primarily through relocation diffusion as people migrate and bring their cultural traits with them.
What are the sustainability issues associated with pop culture?
Waste products, uniform landscapes, and animal endangerment are sustainability issues linked to pop culture.
How do folk customs develop?
Folk customs develop uniquely through isolation and are shaped by the local environment and resources.
What is the definition of Culture?
Shared material traits, behaviors, beliefs, and norms of a group.
What is the definition of Cultural Hearth?
The birthplace of new ideas and innovations.
What is the definition of Culture Complex?
A combination of cultural traits.
What is the definition of Habit?
Something an individual does regularly.
What is the definition of Custom?
Something a group does regularly.
What is the definition of Material Culture?
Physical objects a culture creates or uses.
What is the definition of Non-Material Culture?
Intangible ideas, beliefs, and values.
What is the definition of Folk Culture?
Culture found in isolated, homogenous groups.
What is the definition of Pop Culture?
Culture practiced by large, diverse groups.
What is the definition of Ethnocentrism?
Judging other cultures based on your own.
What is the definition of Cultural Relativism?
Understanding cultures objectively, without bias.