Section 3.3

Question 1

What do we mean by pop culture?

Answer 1

Pop - the patterns of culture experiences and attitudes that exist in mainstream society.

Question 2

Subculture vs Counterculture

Answer 2

Subculture - a smaller cultural group within a larger culture.

Counterculture - defy larger society by developing their own set of rules and norms to live by.

Question 3

Ways culture changes: invention?

Answer 3

Invention - something new that is formed from existing objects or concepts.

Question 4

Ways culture changes: innovation?

Answer 4

Innovation - meaning new, refers to an object or concept’s initial appearance in society.

Question 5

Ways culture changes: diffusion?

Answer 5

Diffusion - to spread out, the process of the integration of cultures into the mainstream.

Question 6

Ways culture changes: discovery?

Answer 6

Discovery - makes known previous unknown but existing aspects of reality.

Question 7

What do we mean by high culture?

Answer 7

High - to describe the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the highest or elite class segments of society.

Question 8

What do we mean by low culture?

Answer 8

Low - associated with the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the lowest class segment of society.