Culture

Question 1

How did the word culture came?

Answer 1

From the latin term ‘cultus’ which means cultivation or planting

Question 2

Name some occasions where the word culture was used

Answer 2

Marcus Cato - used for agriculture
Marcus Tulius - used for spirituality of humanity
Samuel Pufendorf - as a result of human handicraft
Romans - as an adjective for culture of language

Question 3

What is the definition of culture according to Tylor?

Answer 3

Culture is the total sum of knowledge, beliefs, taboos, customs, laws, morals and man’s habits and abilities he has posses as a person living in society.

Question 4

What is the definition of culture according to B.Malinowski?

Answer 4

The collective whole of equipment, consumer products, structural characteristics of different social organizations , human concepts , crafts and beliefs and customs go to make culture.

Question 5

Definition of culture by Joseph Dominic

Answer 5

Culture is a complex process, common values that bind the society, The beliefs , social activities , laws and hypotheses are in culture

Question 6

Name the features of culture

Answer 6

is learned
is educated
is continuously consumed
is disciplined

Question 7

Name the interconnected trinity

Answer 7

Culture - Media - Communication

Question 8

Name the types of cultures

Answer 8

Traditional 
Mass
Classical
Popular
Global
Media

Question 9

What are the features of traditional culture?

Answer 9

1. Idealistic, sacred and pure organizational sector
2. Primarily based o system of symbols that are supreme and exalted.
3. Created by humans themselves and created according to characteristics of human society & eco system

Question 10

There are 2 ways how culture of the modern age primily developed.What are those two reasons?

Answer 10

1. As a result of high values
   
   • humanism
   • intellectualism
   • science
   • philosophy
   • education
2. Due to becoming the dominant form of mass culture

Question 11

What are the features of mass culture?

Answer 11

1. Collective actions of people
2. Represent interests and needs of people at grassroot levels.
3. Mass productive .and close to everyone
4. Being abundant

Question 12

What are the factors influenced to create mass culture?

Answer 12

Human social evolution

Growth of industrial and post industrial societies

Question 13

Where was the word ‘ mass culture’ ?

Answer 13

In magazine compiled by David White & Bernard Rosenburg.

Question 14

Name the features of classical culture.

Answer 14

1. High moral & intellectual potential
2. Has the active contribution of
   - noble ideologies
   - human mind
   - intellectualism
   - progress of man
3. Famous writers, artists, musicians and dancers are among them.

Question 15

What is the reason for evolution of classical culture?

Answer 15

As a result of high achievement in science, education and arts

Question 16

Another name for pop culture?

Answer 16

Mass culture

Question 17

How did pop culture emerged?

Answer 17

As an alternative of degeneration of classical culture

Question 18

What are the features of pop culture?

Answer 18

1. Easy for anyone to enjoy
2. Not high in artistic level
3. Depreciation of intellectual and moral
4. Consumer being the public
5. Consumption doesn’t require
   - a specific place,time or a special discipline,or an effort
6. No money require or any educational level

Question 19

What has happened to pop and mass culture?

Answer 19

They’ve become industries seeking capitalistic values

Question 20

What is media culture?