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samjstone76 sociology revision for mr eagle English 13 cards

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1what is culture?a set of ideas, norms values and beliefs which make up a society
2how is culture passed on?through primary and secondary socialisation
3what is dominant culture?the main culture in society which is shared by the majority of people
4what is a subculture?a small group of people that develop their own culture which goes agaisnt the norms and values of the dominant culture
5what is folk culture?a culture which is based on customs and beliefs of ordinary people
6what is high culture?aimed for the elites, it is valued in society and is in contrast with low culture
7what is mass popular and low culture?seen as inferior to high culture, marxists argue its been produced to stop the working class from thinkng critically about their social position
8who criticised pop music and why?Adorno argued pop music provides easy pleasure for the working class in order to make a profit and he argued pop music is a simple structure with variations of the same theme
9what is making the distinction between mass and popular culture meaningless?mass market and consumption
10what has having cultural products available to all enable people to do?pick and mix between mass and pop culture
11what does strinati argue about mass and pop culture?elements of high and pop culture has been found in both
12what has globalisation led to?different countries becoming more alike
13what are the disadvantages of globalisation?weakens local outlets

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