11.3.14
4.4 Notes
4.3/4.4 Kahoot
Work on reading guides/notecards and study for quiz on Wednesday
HW: Quiz 4.3/4.4 Wednesday 11.5 Notecards for Chapter 4 due Wed
Bell Ringer 10.27.16
Happy Independence Day in Turkmenistan and Flag Day in Greece!
1. Social websites like Facebook and YouTube are
changing the way that popular and folk cultures are diffused. Give and support an argument for how the Internet might aid the preservation, or even expansion, of some folk cultural elements.
2. Describe one activity of popular culture that you
Bell Ringer 10.27.16
Happy Independence Day in Turkmenistan and Flag Day in Greece!
We are going to read an article together and
then you’ll respond to the following:
How do the Amish preserve their folk culture
through mass media (typically a means to
diffuse pop culture)?
What is another way that mass media could
be used to actually preserve instead of
Why is access to folk and
pop culture unequal? Why
do folk and pop culture face
sustainability problems?
Why Does Popular Culture Cause
Problems?
•
Threats to folk culture
include:
1.
Loss of traditional values
– ex:
clothing, subservience of women –
HOW? Women may want to work
outside home now.
Cont.
People maintain their folk
culture despite being familiar
with pop culture
primarily
What is Media imperialism or western control of
media?
In the US- most TV
stations are owned by
private corporations.
Make a profit by selling
ad time.
Some stations are
owned by local
Cont.
BUT, Management of TV through the
government is typical of most LDCs -
(including China and India)
What does this mean for the people in these
Why is Western dominance of the news media feared in LDCs?
W countries supply a large % of the TV
news.
W radio newscasts can be heard in most
countries.
W values permeate the media.
W news organizations have the money to
Why are SATELLITES a threat to folk culture?
•
Choose from a wide variety of networks and
shows (NOT just govt controlled channels).
•Some govts have tried to stop this – China,
Bell Ringer 11.1.16
Happy World Vegan Day and National Bison Day (USA)
Match 1-8:
1. Cajun culture is made of elements of French, American, and Bayou culture 2. A student bites their nails when
taking their AP Human tests 3. Americans eat turkey for
Thanksgiving
4. Children in Bhutan mimicking professional Wrestling
5. A Morman teenager leaves his
orthodox family to join “mainstream” American society
6. Tako-Sushi
7. Trick or Treating on Halloween
8. American’s celebrating St. Patrick’s Day A.) Acculturation B.) Assimilation C.) Habit D.) Custom E.) Multiculturalism
Answer the following
9.) What is the official language of the United States?
10.) What is the most widely spoken native language in the world?
Cont.
•
Diffusion of small satellite dishes
HOW CAN POP CULTURE AFFECT THE
ENVIRONMENT?
•
Modifying nature – for ex:
•
Golf courses –
change the landscape for
the game
•
more in N Central states - where there is
a tradition of playing golf.
Bell Ringer 10.28.16
Happy International Animation Day and Ohi Day (Greece)
Work with a partner to complete numbers 125,
127, 137, 156, 162, 181, 182-186, and 192 in the 5 steps to a 5 book
Golf Courses –
WHAT ARE NEG IMPACTS OF POP
CULTURE ON THE ENVIRONMENT?
•
1. Increased demand for natural
resources
•
Ex: Petroleum, animal skins
•
Impt. Ex. – chicken, beef consumption
– we raise more but because of that
we need more grain – it would be
WHAT ARE NEG IMPACTS OF POP CULTURE ON THE ENVIRONMENT? CONT.
•
2. Pollution – high
volume of waste;
solid waste is most
visible on the
landscape
•
IMPT – folk culture
How do food customs in the US
demonstrate popular culture?
MDCs consume large quantities of snack foods and alcohol.
Cont.
Examples:
Bourbon- South
Whiskey- Canada Tequila - Southwest
Consumption of Canadian
Whiskey and Tequila
Cultural backgrounds can also influence
beverage and snack choices. How?
Examples:
Southern Baptists- forbid drinking of alcohol (mainly in
Southeast)
Mormons- forbid drinking of alcohol and caffeine
(Although region and customs are important,)
What are the most important factors
in determining alcohol and snack
consumption?
Income and
national
advertising.
**Think: What ads
Diffusion of TV
Diffusion of Facebook
How people use the internet
http://www.thecultureist.com/2013/05/09/how-
11.5.14
Have your 4.3 and 4.4 reading guides on your desk for me to check as well as your Chapter 4 notecards
Use the time it takes me to check to review for the quiz. It will be 15 questions so please write out 3 columns of 5
After the quiz we will do a Kahoot to review all of Chapter 4. The top 5 finishers will get 2 points on the MC portion of the Chapter 4 Test
HW: Chapter 4 FRQ tomorrow! Open notes! Chapter 4 MC Test Friday! If you need extra help in studying you can come today
after school OR meet tomorrow after school in the media center (I will be there until 5 on Thursdays)
TEST HINTS:
Spend a lot of time really understanding the differences between
popular culture and folk culture (how they diffuse, where they are
located, how each one varies- there was a good chart from the notes in 4.1 and an additional one on the website version of the 4.1 PPT)
Know Assimilation, Acculturation, Multiculturalism, Taboo, Custom,
Terroir and Habit well
Sports to know: Cricket, Soccer, Lacrosse
Pop Culture examples to know: Jeans, Hip-hop
Houses: Know the major housing styles and where to find them (Lower
Chesapeake, New England, Mid-Atlantic) and Neo-Eclectic. For other folk housing know how the physical environment and culture can effect
housing style.
Know differences between folk and popular music and folk/pop clothing Understand where alcohol consumption is low in the US and why it is
low in those places. Also understand the factors that most influence alcohol and snack purchases
As always, it is recommended that you review your reading guides, flash
