Folk culture is traditionally practiced primarily by small homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas and may include customs for housing types, clothing styles, food preferences and religious practices.
Imagine folk culture as an old family recipe. It's unique to your family (or small community), has been passed down through generations (isolated), and isn't widely known outside your family (rural).
Popular Culture: Popular culture refers to cultural products such as music, art, literature, fashion, dance, film, cyberculture, television and radio that are consumed by the majority of a society's population.
Cultural Landscape: This is a geographic area including both cultural and natural resources associated with a historic event, activity or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.
Ethnicity: Ethnicity refers to the state of belonging to a social group that has common national or cultural tradition.
How does an understanding of folk culture contribute to our understanding of cultural landscapes?
Which of the following best exemplifies how folk culture could influence a region's agricultural practices?
How does folk culture vary compared to popular culture?
What is the primary function of a folk culture in a society?
How does folk culture contribute to the diversity of cultural landscapes?
What characterizes a folk culture’s impact on its cultural landscape?
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