Types Of Cultures Flashcards
What are the types of culture ?
- Cultural diversity
- Cultural hybridity
- Subculture
- High culture
- Popular culture
- Global culture
- Consumer culture
What is culture diversity ?
Variety or difference found in society, with two types intercultural and intracultural diversity
What is intercultural diversity ?
Differences BETWEEN cultures
What is intracultural diversity ?
Differences WITHIN culture
Example of of Intercultural diversity ?
Margret Mead , IK tribe and Hamar tribe
What are the examples of intracultural diversity?
Social class diversity - middle class, w/c with own culture
Subcultures
What is cultural hybridity?
Two or more cultures merge and create a new culture
What are the examples of ethic hybridity ?
Nayak : white wannabe
Johal : white mask
What does Johal : white mask focus on ?
British Asians have a dual identity as adopt an Asian identity and adopt a British one
How do Asian British youth adopt white mask according to Johal ?
Asian youth adopt white mask to interact with white peers in school hit emphasis difference when necessary so hybrid identity
Ways according to Johal white mask Asian British adopt a white mask ?
Select aspect of British and Asian identity for fashion , music (Bhangra) and food
What is Nayak : white wannabe ?
White British males who dress , act and speak a way which is influenced by hip hop culture
What is an example of Nayak : white wannabe ?
Jafacian
What is jafacian according to Nayak : white wannabe
Style of speech and accent used by white people influenced by African-Carribean speech to imitate Jamaican speech
What is this all called according to Nayak: white annabe and why ?
Hybrid dialect as mixed groups of white and black young people influenced each other
What is subcultures ?
Group that share distinctive norms and values which differ from wider culture based on age , music/fashion , political beliefs , punk, emo
What are the examples of subcultures ?
- Willis anti school subculture
- four features of subculture
What is the anti school subculture by willis
- focuses on white working class “lads”who were school failures, messed around and didn’t take school seriously as knew they would be working in factory anyways like their dad
What are the four features of subculture?
- Commitment
- Identity
- Distinctiveness
- Autonomy
What is commitment ?
members must be dedicated so subculture needs to influence their patterns every day
What is identity ?
Members need to feel connection with group insider
What is distinctiveness
Shared taste, values different from those of other groups
What is autonomy ?
Subculture is independent and self governing
What is high culture ?
Cultural practises associated with the powerful, wealthy , elite and social classes
What are the studies of high culture ?
- the cultural importance of high culture
- the superiority of high culture: frank and Queenie Levis
- is high culture elitist ?
Examples of canon of high culture ?
Entertainment, opera , ballet , art - Da Vinci , music - Beethoven
According to culture importance of high culture why is activities of high culture important ?
Supporters of high culture believed that these activities are special becaue their represent the nations culture heritage
According to culture importance of high culture what are examples that activities are important ?
Society invest millions of pounds into the institutions such as museums , art galleries, sky news , newspaper