Sociology Paper 1: Culture
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- Created on: 09-05-22 12:09
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- Culture = the way of life of a society or social group
- Culture
- STUDY - Mead: Sex and Temperament in 3 Primitive Societies (1935). Studied 3 different tribes.
- Arapesh - both men and women were gentle and co-operative
- Chambri - gender roles were almost completely reversed
- Mundugumor - men and women both violent and aggressive
- Cultural diversity - variety or difference in cultures
- Intercultural -difference between cultures
- Intracultural - difference within a culture
- High culture - activities, products and services enjoyed by the elite in society
- e.g. opera, theatre, art galleries
- Popular culture - products and activities enjoyed by the majority
- e.g. going to the cinema, television, playing and watching football
- Consumer culture - a society which revolves around consumption. Purchasing commodities is central to modern lifestyle
- Fuelled by rising living standards, increasing materialism and a greater choice of consumer goods
- UK is a consumer culture - shopping is seen as a leisure activity
- Conspicuous consumption - buying products because of the statement they make about social position
- UK class system leads to the development of class-based subcultures
- e.g. in the North following ruby league is seen as a working-class pursuit, and following ruby union as a middle-class one
- STUDY - Mead: Sex and Temperament in 3 Primitive Societies (1935). Studied 3 different tribes.
- Culture
- Norms - behaviour which is expected, considered normal or expected by the majority of society
- e.g. behaving respectfully is normal
- Values guide our behaviour - respectful behaviour is a norm because we value respect
- Values - things we believe in and strive to achieve, which guide our behaviour
- Value modesty so wearing clothes is a norm
- Value educational achievement so hard work is a norm
- e.g. behaving respectfully is normal
- Value educational achievement so hard work is a norm
- Subculture - a group within a culture who share distinctive norms and values
- McLuhan (1964) - global village. The world has become a smaller place, geographical location is less relevant
- Hybridity - merging of 2+ cultures
- e.g 'Brasian'
- Global culture - cultures of societies like the UK can no longer exist in isolation from the rest of the world
- McLuhan (1964) - global village
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