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Folk vs. Pop Culture

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Bell Ringer: Create a definition for culture.

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I. Important terms from Unit 1

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  • Hearth - Where something originates.
  • Diffusion- _________________________________________________________

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II. Basics of Culture

  • Culture - Beliefs and material traits that make up people’s tradition.
  • Each person has culture, some display it more than others.

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III. Two parts of culture:

  • Material Culture- Traits that you can see, hear, taste…
  • Nonmaterial Culture- Internal aspects of culture such as beliefs. Cannot be seen.

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Brain Break...Partner

Pick one of the nonmaterial traits from the list to the right. Think about how your culture views this trait compared to how other cultures might view it.

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Bellwork: Review yesterday’s content

  • What is an example of material culture?
  • What is an example of nonmaterial culture?

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IV. What is Folk Culture?

  • Folk Culture- group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a community. They have shared history, traditions, and customs.

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B. Characteristics of Folk Culture

  • Rarely changes
  • Hearth may be unknown due to it’s age.
  • People work to preserve folk traits
  • Folk traits are unique and groups distinguish themselves from others
  • Spread slowly through relocation diffusion

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V. What is Popular Culture?

  • Popular Culture: Trends that are popular across many regions and these change often. These have a far greater reach than folk cultures.

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B. Characteristics of Popular Culture

  • MDC’s start popular trends, change often.
  • Examples: Popular music and fast food
  • Diverse groups adopt the same trend
  • Spreads through Hierarchical Diffusion

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Wrap up

  • In what ways do you represent aspects of your folk culture?
  • In what ways do you represent aspects of popular culture?

3. Which do you think you embrace more and why?