Culture

Question 1

What is high culture?

Answer 1

Associated with the elites and higher classes. Example- Opera, art galleries, ballet

Question 2

What is folk culture?

Answer 2

Associated with tradition and history, sense of place and belonging
Example- Amish

Question 3

What is pop culture?

Answer 3

Popular beliefs and practices that embody the most broadly shared meanings of a social system
Example- sports, news, politics, entertainment

Question 4

What is mass culture?

Answer 4

Inferior quality culture. Associated with lower socio-economic classes, Produced rather than consumed (pop culture) by commercial organisations to make money. Consumers lack critical judgement of the society they live in.
Examples- TV soaps, media,

Question 5

What is subculture?

Answer 5

-Small groups in society that have distinct views/beliefs/
Minority of the majority culture
Examples- goths, mods, rockers