Folk Culture and Folklore Expressions

Folk culture exclusively refers to the expressive elements practiced by isolated rural communities, excluding urban influences.

Traditional cultures are defined by a static value system of inherited elements that remain unchanged by external influences.

Expressions of folklore are categorized into five groups, including digital expressions, such as internet memes and online trends.

Mass culture's primary role is to challenge dominant ideologies and promote social change through critical and thought-provoking entertainment.

Architectural works, such as the design of community buildings and homes, are considered tangible expressions of folk culture.

Folklore Expressions

Hegemony in Mass Culture

Folk culture includes the unifying expressive elements of daily life as practiced by regional, traditional communities.
Older views focused on small, homogeneous, rural communities, while modern understanding includes diverse urban and rural groups.
Traditional culture involves a dynamic value system of learned elements like assumptions, beliefs, and customs that define an ethnic group or community's way of life.
Traditional cultures are often tribes or small communities not influenced by technology or the modern world.
Folklore expressions includes verbal, musical, actions and tangible expressions.

Verbal expressions: folk stories, legends, poetry.
Musical expressions: folk songs and instrumental music.
Expressions by action: popular dances, plays, shows.
Tangible expressions: folk art, drawings, paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewels, costumes, musical instruments, and architectural works.
Mass culture is cultural products created for mass consumption through mass media, including films, TV, music, literature, and leisure activities.
Mass culture reinforces dominant ideologies and values in capitalist societies and distracts from social issues.