I. Diffusion of Cultures

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1 I. Diffusion of Cultures

2 A. Electronic Diffusion 1. Globalization: the increasing connectedness of cultural, political, social and economic processes on an international level 2. Glocalization: adaptation of globalized products to of local tastes and contexts adaptation globalized products to local tastes and contexts

3 3. TV!!!!!!* a. Spreads popular culture b. Most people watch TV to relax c. Most people have TV s

4 4. Access to Cultures Changes the understanding of them a. Cultural perception: attitudes/beliefs about a culture b. Environmental perception: attitudes/beliefs attitudes/beliefsabout aboutaaplace place c. Syncretism: fusion of old and new cultural fusion ofvalues old and new cultural values

5 5. Geographers And Diffusion a. Carl Sauer and Torsten Hagerstrand Identified the types of diffusion culture fits with

6 Discuss What kind of diffusion does TV represent?

7 B. The Internet* 1. Since 1995, it s everywhere a. Popular media spreads worldwide INSTANTLY 2. Social Media a. Connects people and experiences

8 Discuss How do you use the internet to interact with culture?

9 C. Access to Media 1. Limiting Access: a. Cultural Imperialism: most entertainment comes from USA, are we forcing our culture on others b. News: governments or a few corporations are in control

10 c. Government censorship* Political views Social content Tools ( , searching)

11 Top 5 Internet Censors North Korea Saudi Arabia Iran China Syria

12 Summary Discuss how culture diffuses using historical examples for: Relocation diffusion Expansion diffusion

13 Folk Culture- The Amish Women never cut their hair Men grow a beard after marriage Live in midwest/northeast USA

14 I. Sustainable Culture

15 Challenges: Pop culture is overwhelming /destroying folk culture a. Assimilation: when a minority population loses its folk culture by joining the dominant culture when a minority population loses its folk culture by joining the dominant culture b. Acculturation: when one culture adopts/borrows traits of the when one culture adopts/borrows traits of dominant culture the dominant culture

16 Discuss What are some examples of folk culture disappearing?

17 2. Environment a. Cultural landscape: the ways humans b. change and add to the landscape (built environment) Cultural Ecology Environmental Determinism Environmental Determinism Possibilism Possibilism Cultural Autonomy

18 c. Uniform Landscape: popular culture results in places looking the same EX: fast food, markets, gas stations North America has uniform landscape and it s spreading worldwide

19 How does this political cartoon illustrate the concept of popular culture? How does imply some of the concerns?

20 3. Consequences a. Both popular and folk culture produce a lot of pollution solid, liquid, & gas waste

21 b. Resource depletion Popular culture has a lot of material = uses a lot of natural resources Animal products: fur, ivory, meat Recycling Recycling is is helping helping with this problem paper, plastic, aluminum, food

22 B. Core-Domain-Sphere Model Core: Greatest concentration of culture Domain: area outside ofcore the core in outside of the in which which thethe culture is still dominant but culture is still dominant less intense but less intense Sphere: The edge of influence for culture

23 Core Domain Sphere Figure 2.3 (p. 39)

24 Summary Describe the different ways in which cultural traits are affected by and affect: The natural environment The cultural landscape The economies of a region