GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Family, Grillz, Party Music
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Section iii : the concept of human culture . In the postmodern era, it is a term whose meaning is hotly debated, critiqued, and. It means much to some academics, and nothing at all to others. However one defines it, it is central to the field of human geography in terms of how it varies spatially and affects and shapes cultural landscapes: varying definitions and critiques. Learned, not genetically inherited: passed on from generation to generation by means of mutually intelligible symbol pool (language, speech, iconography) The new cultural geography critique: heavily influenced by postmodern literary and philosophical thought. Traditional cultural geography tells us little about the nature of the world and its societies and. Popular cultures: based in large, heterogeneous societies that are ethically plural and thus a plurality of traditions, values, ideals and ethics, constantly changing (folk cultures are inherently conservative) The population of folk tradition: the historical geography of hip hop.
