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5189546721culturecommon set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values0
5189546722habita repetitive action of an individual1
5189546723customa repetitive action of a group2
5189546724________ refers to the totality of customs of a groupCulture3
5189546725A ______ is typically not adopted by the grouphabit4
5189546726folk culturesmall, homogenous groups in rural, isolated areas5
5189546727popular culturelarger, heterogenous societies that share certain habits6
5189546728____ cultural landscapes experience relatively slow changeFolk7
5189546729_______ cultural landscapes experience more rapid change in appearancePopular8
5189546730____ culture originates within a hearth - usually anonymouslyFolk9
5189546731_____ culture originates from the economically developed countriesPopular10
5189546732Pop culture innovations are oriented around _____ ________leisure time11
5189546733Folk music is composed _______ and transmitted through _________anonymously; oral tradition12
5189546734Popular music is written by _______ individuals for mass sale to large public audience and requires a high degree of ________ skillspecific; technical13
5189546735Pop musicians around the world write and perform in ______English14
5189546736assimilationa group of people acquire characteristics of another group15
5189546737_____ cultures create boundaries against ______ cultureFolk; pop16
5189546738cultural appropriationwhere non-cultural members privatize cultural knowledge for personal gain17
5189546739culture reboundthe re-adoption by later generations of identifying cultural traits18
5189546740neolocalismfolk cultural revival to face uncertainty of modern world19
5189546741ethnic neighborhoodssmall pocket in a larger city where the only people that live there are a part of a certain ethnicity20
5189546742commodificationwhen customs, knowledge, or names of a culture are used by outsiders for profit21
5189546743What is placelessness?loss of uniqueness of place; localities look like the next22
5189546744What kind of diffusion did sports take part in?hierarchical23
5189546745___________ factors determine the food preferences of a groupEnvironmental24
5189546746Food avoidance is connected to ______ social qualitiesundesirable25
5189546747Folk housing building materials are influenced by ______ resources.available26
5189546748_______ and _______ are the most common building materials globally.Wood; brick27
5189546749______ is the preferred building material because it is easier to build with.Wood28
5189546750House form might reflect ______ values.religious29
5189546751___________ roofs are important in wet or snowy climates.Pitched30
5189546752In hot climates, windows may be __________.smaller31
5189546753_______ facing windows take advantage of the sun's heat/light.Southern32
5189546754What are the 3 major housing nodes?New England, Middle Atlantic, Lower Chesapeake33
5189546755What are the 4 New England housing types?Saltbox, Two-Chimney, Cape Cod, Front Gable & Wing34
5189546756What type of house is found in the Middle Atlantic?the "I" house35
5189546757What is the most common Lower Chesapeake style?Tidewater36
5189546758After WWII, houses had a more "_________ style"modern37
5189546759In the 1960's, houses were "______"neo-eclectic38
5189546760The __________ house encourage urban sprawl by taking up a larger lot.Ranch Style39
5189546761The invention of the TV led to the creation of the __________ house.split-level40
5189546762Clothing in popular culture denotes __________, not environment.occupation41
5189546763In popular culture, women's clothes change style ______ and the wealthy may change their wardrobe _________.rapidly; frequently42
5189546764In the late 1960's, jeans became a symbol of ________ and ___________.youth; independence43
5189546765Members of popular culture consume large amounts of _________ and ___________.alcohol; snack foods44
5189546766Patterns of popular food consumption reflect ______ production patterns.local45
5189546767_________ affects alcohol consumption.Religion46
5189546768___________ is a significant popular custom.Watching TV47
5189546769The most important leisure activity in the developed world is ___________.watching television48
5189546770The most important mechanism through which knowledge is spread is the _________.television49
5189546771__________ is viewed as an important tool for cultural integration.Television50
5189546772___________ could cause a loss of folk culture and an abandonment of traditional values.Globalization51
5189546773globalizationthe expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact52
5189546774Exported Western values are undermining traditional __________.gender roles53
5189546775Legal equality is widely __________, which is threatening to more traditional societies.accepted54
5189546776Popular culture views women at home as _________, but as objects that money can buy in folk societies.equal55
5189546777imperialismto be dominated by another country through ideas56
5189546778_______ culture is typically imposed on the environment.Popular57
5189546779__________ is to be modified to serve leisure or sell a commodity.Environment58
5189546780__________ culture has a negative impact on the environment.Popular59
5189546781guest workerlegal immigrant who has a work visa; usually short term60
5189546782saltbox house61
5189546783two-chimney house62
5189546784cape cod house63
5189546785front gable and wing house64

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