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A fold culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals. Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family, and interpersonal relationships are strong. Tradition is paramount, and change comes infrequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather, each person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ between the sexes. Most goods are handmade, and a subsistence economy prevails. Individualism is weakly developed in folk cultures, as are social classes. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish areas, horse-drawn buggies till serve as a local transportation device, and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles. The Amish's central religious concept of Demut, “humility”, clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures, and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism for maintaining order.

By contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group, often highly individualistic and constantly changing. Relationships tend to be impersonal, and a pronounced division of labor exists, leading to the establishment of many specialized professions. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, “popular” may be viewed as clearly different from “folk”. The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations, Folk- made objects give way to their popular equivalent, usually because the popular item is more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or time saving to use, or lends more prestige to the owner.

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She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

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She nearly lost her own life in a(n) _____ to save the child from drowning.

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You must always have a good breakfast every morning _____ late you are.

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With the development of (A) the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen (B) do not scarcely have (C) as much traveling as they used to (D).

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He spent part of _____ afternoon telling them ____ news he could not tell them by telephone.          

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Had I studied harder, I _____ better in the last exam.

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My cousin obviously didn’t_________ much of an impression on you if can’t remember meeting her.

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I could not get the job because I did not speak English well. Now I regret it.

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The______ north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures.

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The storm gradually decreased in ______ as it came close to the coast.

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I deeply regret ____ to her so severely last night. She was badly hurt.

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“Don’t forget to turn off the tap before you leave,” Grandma said.

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The film was so ______ that, even though I tried not to, I ended up crying.

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_____Ann by phone, James decided to email her.

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Tom writes French as well as he speaks it.