AS Sociology
Keywords and different types of culture
- Created by: Millie Taylor
- Created on: 11-03-11 16:34
Keywords
Culture
Norm- Form of behaviour, most people in society follow
Values - general principle most of society agree on
Status - held by a peson based on social position in society
Ascribed status - given to a person normally from birth
Achieved ststus - earned based on talent or actions
Roles - pattern of behaviour or routine in everyday life
Culture - beliefs, customs and ways of life in a society
Types of Culture
Types of culture
High culture
Popular culture
Cultural diversity
Muticultralism
Subculture
Comsumer culture
High Culture
High Culture
Linked with the upper class
Families with ascribed status
Operate a system of social closure (not allowing people in to thier society)
Want it to stay an exclusive position
Some sociologists question whether high culture still exists in contempary UK
Popular Culture
Popular Culture
Media are highly responsible for creating popular culture in contempary UK
Material goods plays a key role in this culture especially designer brands
Argued that popular culture at times borrows an idea from high culture and popularises it
Some sociologists argue it's a product from a media-dominated world
Brings all different backgrounds together in a common culture
Subculture
Subculture
It is a culture enjoyed by a small group within society
Have distinct norms and values which makes them a sub-section of society
Some subcultures develop in opposition to authority
It is mainly young adults who join subcultures but some people stay in these subcultures all there lives
Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity
Three types of diversity :
When members of society have distinct ways of life
Some members of a society rebel against the central principles
Communal diversification, where ethnic groups have long established communities
The contempary UK is a culturally diverse society
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Different ethnic groups living side-by-side in society
UK is a multicultural society with 9% of the population from minority ethnic backgrounds
Promotes the belief that ethnic groups are all of the same status
They all have an equal right to preserve their own cultural heritage
Its argued that it can cause riots and conflict in society
Cultural differences make it impossible for ethnically diverse groups to live together without conflict
Consumer Culture
Consumer Culture
Related to things we buy and use within society
Based on cultural and economic factors
Portrays a sense of identity throught the consumer goods avaliable
Contempary UK is a big consumer culture
Features of a consumer culture include: avaliability of consumer goods, shopping is now a leisure pursuit, wide varieties of shopping and debt is sociably excepted
Global Culture
Global Culture
Globalisation is the process at which things happen everywhere around the world
Means no individuality or isolated countries
Emerged due to patterns of migration, international travel and the spread of media
Media exposes people to world dominant companies
Culture
Culture is a term use to describe different groups within a society which have different norms, values, beliefs and customs to each other.
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