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CULTURE (paper 1)
CONSUMER CULTURE
an availability of, and emphasis on, the consumption of goods +services
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identity of individuals increasingly comes from what they choose to consume, rather than social characteristics such as class or ethnicity
GLOBAL CULTURE
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culture imperialism- a process by which an economically powerful nation is able to impose its own culture on smaller, less powerful nations
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HIGH CULTURE
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e.g. opera, ballet, theatre, polo
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FRANKFURT SCHOOL
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called radio, music and film 'cheap, crass and vulgar'
Bourdieu: cultural, social and economic capital
POPULAR CULTURE
commercially produced, and includes film, television, music, objects and literature enjoyed by 'ordinary people'
less value-laden than mass culture, but are both used to describe cultural forms enjoyed by many people
MASS CULTURE
standardised, appeal to mass audiences, aimed to make mass profit, seen as inferior to high culture; lacks artistic merit, 'dumbed down'
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NORMS: 'culturally prescribed ways or patterns of behaviour that a society expects of its "normal" members' - Kidd
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CUSTOMS: traditional and regular norms of behaviour associated w/ specific social situations, events and anniversaries
e.g. day of the dead, Diwali
ROLES: roles are given a set of norms that are imposed onto the status of an individual
e.g. the role of 'doctor' is expected to come with professional behaviour
SUBCULTURE: a culture within a culture that has its own set of distinctive values, norms etc
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