GEOG 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sarong, Tofu, Stew
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Chapter 4: culture: values, material artifacts, political institutions, survival: food, clothing, shelter, leisure: arts, recreation. Custom: a habit widely adopted by a group. Folk culture: traditional practices by small, homogeneous groups in isolated areas (eg: Popular culture: practiced by large, heterogeneous societies (eg: jeans) Globalization popular culture is dominant (eg: fast food, soft drinks, popular music) Development of music industry since 1900s, wwii. Tim pan alley in nyc, printed song sheets, recorded music. Globalization of soccer (most viewed on tv) Ice hockey colder climates: cricket britain and its former colonies, baseball north america, japan, dominican republic, martial arts china, lacrosse ontario, canada; iroquois. Paint symbols & design: food, clothing & shelter based on climate, soil, and vegetation. Asia: soybeans: soy sauce: fermented soybeans, bean sprouts: germinated seeds, bean curd: steamed soybeans. Northern europe: slow stewing: roasting, availability of wood. Saxons: fatty pork + sauer kraut or vinegar. Armenians: churut (curdled milk) + ground vegetables.
