custom
the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a
from time to time at a given place
in contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary
heterogeneous groups
in contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and
several elements of folk culture may have multiple, unknown origins
by analyzing the distribution of folk culture in our surroundings, we can surmise that
relocation diffusion
folk cultures are spread primarily by
more developed countries
in recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in
familiar events in daily life
as components of group identity and cultural learning, folk customs usually originate from
tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters
folk songs are more likely than popular songs to
artists may be widely popular yet still make local references in their song lyrics
hip hop music demonstrates an interplay between globalization and local diversity because
popular culture
the spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of
the relative isolation of a group from others
cultural diversity is promoted by
taboo
a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
Judaism and Islam
a taboo against pork is a characteristic of
Utah
in which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?
are strongly influenced by local resources
pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest build wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials
folk culture
the use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the U.S. is an example of one element of
promote a uniform landscape
some features of the U.
S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels
Western perspectives may become more dominant
many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because
extinction of animal species, demand for raw materials, consumption of animal products, and environmental degradation
popular and folk culture can both result in a higher level of
depletion of scarce resources and pollution
diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways
