chapter 3 Flashcards
culture
George Murdock created an extensive list of what?
Universal cultural features
What do conflict theorists note about culture?
People in power will often try to manipulate culture to “manufacture consent.”
It is impossible to eliminate ideology, what is the best alternative according to conflict theorists?
Class consciousness
Define interpellation (Louis Althusser)
From infancy onward, we are forced, by the people around us, to accept the truth of the dominant ideology.
In terms of a dominant ideology, who creates it according to Marxists?
The dominant class
According to feminists, cultural values serve what purpose?
They perpetuate misogyny.
What is the central assertion of queer theory?
All sex and gender categories are social constructions with social causes and consequences.
How do functionalists view culture?
It’s viewed as an integral part of society, not just an ideology.
- cultural objects and practices function as social markers.
What social function did Thorstein Veblen’s first work explain? What does it mean?
- Conspicuous consumption
- Appears meaningless, however this cultural behavior distinguishes the upper and the lower classes in a stratified society.
What did Thorstein Veblen propose social prestige was symbolic of?
The symbolism of social prestige (consumerism) encourages a wasteful consumption of time and goods.
Pierre Bourdieu, in studying high culture, explained what about the upper class?
He argues that those in the upper class participate in high culture because they learn and acquire an “elite” taste, it it not inherent.
According to symbolic interactionists, where does culture grow from?
It grows from face-to-face interactions and from what’s communicated during these interactions.
What is the most general and flexible form of culture?
Language
The use of the term subculture when studying youth has been replaced with what? Why?
- Scene
- It suggests the intimacy of fluidity of the community.
What is a key note to understand when defining a counterculture?
MEMBERS OF COUNTERCULTURE DO NOT REJECT CONFORMITY, they only reject conformity to some of the values of the majority.
