Cultures Flashcards
Subculture
Birmingham University Study concluded:
Subcultures try and remain separate from mainstream
Subculture
Spectacular subcultures
Youth subcultures try and be visible
Eg goths
Subcultures are based on
Age
Politics
Religion
Ethnicity
High culture
What is high culture?
A culture enjoyed by those of a higher status.
Polo, theatre, opera
What sociologist came up with social, cultural and economic capital?
Bourdieu
High culture
How does cultural capital apply to high culture?
What does it lead to?
They use norms and values learned to gain an advantage.
Leads to social mobility.
High culture
Social closure. What is it?
Sociologist?
Superior classes create barriers
Weber
High culture is superior because it uses its status to impose artistic worth on the rest of society
Who said this?
Bourdieu
Pop culture
What is pop culture?
•Cultural products enjoyed by the majority
-not very sophisticated
-media centred
Pop culture
Marxists
Ruling class uses pop culture to confirm
However also to rebel
Pop culture
Postmodernist
•High and pop culture distinction unclear
-Eg .Access to sports on tv
Global culture
6 key definitions
- Global culture
- Globalisation
- Global village
- McDonaldisation
- Cultural Imperialism
- Cultural homogenisation
Global culture
1. Global culture definition
Collection of norms and values followed globally
Global culture
2. Globalisation definition
The process of global societies becoming interdependent
McLuhan
Global culture
3. Global village
culture is shared and driven by multinational companies
-ideas shared globally easily
Global culture
4. McDonaldisation
Spreading western culture. Societies increasingly similar
Global Culture
5. Cultural Imperialism
Powerful societies use their influence to spread culture globally
Global Culture
6. Cultural homogenisation
Loss of diversity due to increasing globalisation
Global Culture
Who made the global village?
McLuhan
Consumer Culture
3 Key terms
- Consumer culture
- Bulimic society
- Conspicuous consumption
Consumer culture
1. Consumer culture
Status, activities and values centred around what goods society buys
Consumer culture
2. Bulimic society
The pressure to consume
Young
Consumer culture
3. Conspicuous consumption
Consuming luxurious products to show status and wealth
Consumer culture
It’s possible because (4 reasons)
•increased wealth
•mass production
•more choice of products
•mass media (adverts)
