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who believes in consensus

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func

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what is the difference between action theories and structural

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action= action of the individual, interpretivism 
structual= culture is produced through social struct, func and marx
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what is folk culture

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passed on through word of mouth or generation eg. morris dancing

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featherstone-symbollic consumption is……………?

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consumption which defines who we are

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what is bourdieu opinion on high culture

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just a way of giving status to elite groups

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give an example of symbollic consumption

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trainers define us, not brought for function only for fashion

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what does matthew arnold say about cultural decline (low culture)

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low cult is taking over, which is leading to social damage

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frankfurt school thought popular cult was……?

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mass media transmits capitalism

eg. hollywood films distract from social issues and give false hopes

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what is commodity fetishism

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false needs

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what is consumer power

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cultural industry takes notice of what consumers want

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what is postmodernist view on culture

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fragmented, people construct identities from cage

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