RD- Part 2 Flashcards
Culture plus example
A way of life focusing on the beliefs and customs of a society or social group. It includes fashion, language and tradition
Song??
Many Chinese people follow their family into the catering industry because of their culture
Holm and Bowlker?
In all major world religions, women are subordinate which has lead to all female organisations eg nuns
Roles plus example
A pattern of behaviour, routines or responses acted out in everyday life
Role of parents to teach children
Parsons?
Function of the family is to socialise the young
Alpert??
There are 4 functions of religion, these include: Discipline, collective worship, authority and cohesion
Status plus example
Can be held by a person or group, is based on social position or standing within society
Eg can get status from job eg doctors
Savage??
Work is linked to class. Working class have more practical jobs, doctors more likely to be from middle class backgrounds
Subculture plus example
A cultural subgroup who have different norms and values to the majority of society eg goths share same fashion and music
Mcrobbie and Garber??
Bedroom culture of teenage girls - Jackie magazines- shared role models
Blackman??
Studied ‘new wave girls’. They resisted masculine control and did not conform to the norms of femininity, shared fashion and music
Consumer culture plus example
A culture in which the majority of consumers avidly desire eg goods. Eg shopping addiction for designer clothes
Williams??
Parents buy their children gender stereotypical toys to teach them what they should buy for that gender
Taylor??
Mcdonaldisation, society is becoming like a business where ideas and trends are mass produced. Focuses on American ideals
High culture plus example
The set of cultural products held in the highest esteem. Contrasted with low culture and the less well educated. The masses eg horse riding and polo
Mac an Ghail for high culture ??
The ‘real Englishman’ school subculture engaged in high culture
Berger?
Analysed oil paintings and said that art is used to transmit ruling class ideas that possessions are important
Popular culture plus example
Ideas and attitudes that are deemed preferred by a majority group, usually followed by the masses eg certain technology such as IPhones
Mcrobbie or and Garber for pop culture ??
Bedroom culture of teenage girls, Jackie magazines
Mac an Ghail for pop culture ??
The macho lads school subculture show popular culture
Global culture plus example
One world culture. Earths inhabitants will lose their cultural diversity and one culture will be experienced by all people
Eg fashion and food from around the world
Polemus??
In postmodern society the media provides us with a tool to ‘shop for our style’ and we have supermarket of style which we can pick and choose different aspects to create or identity
Cultural diversity plus example
Ethnic, gender, age and socioeconomic variety within a society
Eg
Cultural hybridity plus example??
When different ethnic styles and cultures are combined in novel ways
Eg Brasians
Butler??
Although British Asians retained respect for Islam they also adopt Western ideas about education and careers
Gillespie??
British punjabis use television and videos to redefine their ethnic identities. They actively experience different cultures and mix them into new identities
Media saturation plus example
We have a society dominated by the media. Postmodernist concept and this leads to global culture as everyone has access to media
Eg
Cultural Navigation plus example
Where young minorities switch codes eg behave differently at home and with peers
Eg
Seidler??
Girls from some Asian backgrounds lead a double life taking on a traditional female role at home and adopting a more questioning femininity outside
Assimilation plus example?
When the ethnic culture is abounded and the mainstream culture is adopted
Eg
Johan and Bains??
Some children wear a metaphorical ‘white mask’ to fit in with the majority culture at school
Culture studies
Song and holm et bowlker
Roles studies
Parsons and Alpert
Status studies
Holm and bowlker and savage
Subculture studies
Mcrobbie and Garber and Blackman
Consumer culture studies
Williams and Taylor
High culture studies
Mac an Ghail and Berger
Popular culture studies
Mcrobbie and Garber and Mac an Ghail
Global culture studies
Taylor and Polemus
Cultural diversity
Song
Cultural hybridity studies
Butler and Gillespie
Media saturation studies
Polemus and Mcrobbie and Garber
Cultural navigation studies
Seidler and Mac and Ghail
Assimilation studies
Johal and Bains and Mac and Ghail
