Chapter 3 Flashcards
nonmaterial culture
the ideas of people
material culture
physical things
William Osburn
cultural lag:
key elements of culture
norms
symbols
values
Culture appropriation
displaying a culture that is not your own, without showing that you understand or respect the culture
culture
system of behaviours, beliefs, knowledges, practices, values, concrete materials including buildings, tools, and sacred items
Dominant culture
through its political and economic power, is able to imporse its values and languages, and ways of behaving and interpreting behaviour on a given society
dominants
refers to people who are closely linked with the cultural mainstream
subculture
minority cultures that differ i some way, but don’t oppose the dominant culture
counterculture
minority cultures that feel the power of dominant culture and exist in opposition to it
high culture
culture of the elite, a distinct minority, associated with the arts
Pierre Bourdieu
Culture capital: set of skills and knowledge needed to acquire the sophisticated tastes tht mark someone as a person of high culture
popular culture
culture of the majority especially those who don’t have power in society
mass culture
people who have little or n;P-o agency in the culture they consume