民俗文化（FolkCultures）英语作文

　　民俗文化（FolkCultures）
　　Afolkcultureisasmallisolated，cohesive，conservative，nearlyselfsufficientgroupthatishomogeneousincustomandracewithastrongfamilyorclanstructureandhighlydevelopedrituals。Orderismaintainedthroughsanctionsbasedinthereligionorfamilyandinterpersonal。Relationshipsarestrong。Traditionisparamount，andchangecomesinfrequentlyandslowly。Thereisrelativelylittlepisionoflaborintospecializedduties。Rather，eachpersonisexpectedtoperformagreatvarietyoftasks，thoughdutiesmaydifferbetweenthesexes。Mostgoodsarehandmadeandsubsistenceeconomyprevails。Inpidualismisweaklydevelopedinfolkculturesasaresocialclasses。UnalteredfolkculturesnolongerexistinindustrializedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanada。PerhapsthenearestmodernequivalentinAngloAmericaistheAmish，aGermanAmericanfarmingsectthatlargelyrenouncestheproductsandlaborsavingdevicesoftheindustrialage。InAmishareas，horsedrawnbuggiesstillserveasalocaltransportationdeviceandthefaithfularenotpermittedtoownautomobiles。TheAmishscentralreligiousconceptofDemuthumility，clearlyreflectstheweaknessofinpidualismandsocialclasssotypicaloffolkculturesandthereisacorrespondingstrengthofAmishgroupidentity。RarelydotheAmishmarryoutsidetheirsect。Thereligion，avarietyoftheMennonitefaith，providestheprincipalmechanismformaintainingorder。
　　Bycontrastapopularcultureisalargeheterogeneousgroupoftenhighlyinpidualisticandapronouncedmanyspecializedprofessions。Secularinstitutionsofcontrolsuchasthepoliceandarmytaketheplaceofreligionandfamilyinmaintainingorder，andamoneybasedeconomyprevails。Becauseofthesecontrasts，popularmaybeviewedasclearlydifferentfromfolk。Thepopularisreplacingthefolkinindustrializedcountriesandinmanydevelopingnations。Folkmadeobjectsgivewaytotheirpopularequivalent，usuallybecausethepopularitemismorequicklyorcheaplyproduced，iseasierortimesavingtouseorleadsmoreprestigetotheowner。