Culture Flashcards
(19 cards)
Williams (1983)
culture is a way of life
Woodward (2000)
culture is a shared meaning of values and practices
features of a culture
religion, culture, language, food and values
norm
unspoken rule of everyday life
Giddens (1997)
culture makes us human not biology
social roles
set or norms telling different members of society their expected behaviour
subcultures
minority social groups with values and interests unique to them
high culture
a culture with practices seen as superior to others
popular culture
cultural practices enjoyed by the majority of people
post modern culture
a culture no longer classed as mass culture
global culture
domestic cultures no longer isolated to one society due to globalisation
how do functionalists view culture
the cement that bonds individuals together to form a society
how to marxists view culture
a way to keep the rich in power and the working class at the bottom
cultural diversity
different cultures emerging in the same society
Gramsci
there are always pockets of resistance to hegemony
multiculturalism
different ethnic groups living side by side in society
cultural hybridity
mixing elements of other cultures into your own
consumer culture
the things we consume and use in society
Bilton (1996)
globalisation in causing us to lose our identities in society
