Chapter 4 Pop and Folk Culture

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because

• they want to avoid political disputes

• they do not want to preserve traditional values

• popular cultural values can promote environmental damage

• Western perspectives may become more dominant

The frequent repetition of an act, where it becomes a characteristic of a group of people is a

• custom

• taboo

• popular culture

• habit

Americans' preferences for vegetables

• do not vary from one region of the country to another

• display little spatial variation

• vary according to what is grown locally

• vary according to religious differences

A repetitive act performed by an __________ is a habit.

Western dominance of the news media is feared in LDCs for all but which of these reasons?

• Western countries control most of the newspapers in LDCs

• Western values permeate the media

• Western radio newscasts can be heard in most countries

• Western countries supply a large % of tv shows to LDCs

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large _________________ groups.

In the United States, the number of golf courses per person is highest in

• the west, where golfers are clustered

• the northeast, where the people are clustered

• the south, where the climate is favorable

• north central states, where there is a tradition of playing

Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to

• have an unknown source of origin

• reflect the unique characteristics of the landscape

• rapidly diffuse through modern communication systems

• evolve from the isolation of different groups

Clothing became a powerful symbol in Iran, in part because

• Islamic fundamentalists rejected the traditional uncut robes

• moderate leaders wore Western-style business suits

• women were urged to wear different types of skirts/blouses

• All the answers

In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary

• both from place to place and from time to time

• neither from place to place nor from time to time

• from time to time at a given place

• from place to place at a given time