Culture and Identity

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- Refers to cultural creations that have a particularly high status. E.g. opera, classical music and literature. Seen as superior.
High Culture
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Refers to culture of ordinary people. E.g. traditional folk songs and stories handed down from generation to generation.
Folk Culture
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Seen as less worthy than high or folk culture. It's a product of mass media including popular feature films, TV soaps and pop music.
Mass Culture
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Similar to mass culture. Features any cultural products appreciated by ordinary people; TV programmes, mass-market films and popular fiction.
Popular Culture
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Applied to a wide range of groups; those who live close together and have a shared lifestyle, youth groups who share interests and ethnic groups who share the same beliefs.
Subculture
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Implies an all-embracing culture common to people all over the world.
Global Culture
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Refers to culture of ordinary people. E.g. traditional folk songs and stories handed down from generation to generation.

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Folk Culture

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Seen as less worthy than high or folk culture. It's a product of mass media including popular feature films, TV soaps and pop music.

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Card 4

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Similar to mass culture. Features any cultural products appreciated by ordinary people; TV programmes, mass-market films and popular fiction.

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Card 5

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Applied to a wide range of groups; those who live close together and have a shared lifestyle, youth groups who share interests and ethnic groups who share the same beliefs.

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