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Arts

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Include visual arts, literature (written and oral), music, and performance arts

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Art

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An object, event, or other expressive form that evokes an aesthetic reaction

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Aesthetic

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An appreciation of the qualities perceived in art

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Art and religion

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Maquet –> Artwork is something that stimulates and sustains contemplation

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Locating art

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Tribal societies typically lack museums, but some maintain special areas where artistic expression takes place

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The work of art

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For the artist, art is work

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Art, society, and culture

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Around 100,000 years ago, some of world’s first artists occupied Blombos Cave

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Ethnomusicology

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Comparative study of music of the world and as an aspect of culture and society

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Folk

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Of the people; eg., the art, music, and lore of ordinary people

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Representations of art and culture

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Art can stand for tradition, even when traditional art is removed from its original context

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Art and communication

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Art functions in society as form of communication between artist and community or audience

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Art an politics

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Art can express or challenge community sentiment and standards

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The cultural transmission of the arts

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As part of culture, appreciation for arts depends on cultural background

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The artistic career

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In nonindustrial societies, artists tend to be part-time specialists

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Catharsis

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Intense emotional release

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Continuity and change

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The arts go on changing, although certain art forms have survived for thousands of years

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Media and culture

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Mass culture features cultural forms that appear and spread rapidly because of major changes in material conditions

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Text

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A cultural product that is processed and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it

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Assessing the effects of television

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Kottak –> family planning is one area TV has influenced behavior

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Sports and cultures

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Football –> is popular because it symbolizes certain key aspects of U.S. life