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| Question | Answer |
| What is Critical Social Theory? | The ideas of a group of German Marxist criticis who looked at how popular culture is used as a means of social control of the masses. |
| What is a meme? | An idea or behaviour or style that spreads from person to person in a culture. They self replicate, mutate and evolve within the culture. Think Gangnam Style! |
| Why do we study popular culture? | Why not? Anthropology is taken seriously - C&C is just like anthropology. It shows us what we think - believe- our customs and where they came from. |
| Are subcultures a threat to dominant cultures? | Not really - they usually become part of main culture or fade away and become a memory. It gives a space for the illusion of freedom. |
| What is cultural appropriation? | Adoption of one cultures customs by another culture. Often for surface or superficial reasons. White wedding dresses are now popular in China! |
| What should we be interested in studying culture? | If we understand the reasons behind ways of thinking and acting it can make us more tolerant of diversity. |
| What is ideology? | The science of ideas and values and how they come into being. |
| What is the term for when one country tries to impose its culture on others - either by force or over time through influence? | Cultural Imperialism. For example American cinema dominates the British cinema landscape so we are forever being exposed to American values. |
| What is the website address of a really good Radi 4 series that I could listen to that would get me 20 marks in this question? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/ programmes/b01phf4c |
| Who was F.R. Leavis? | A British literary critic who believed mass culture was dangerous and damaging. That mass culture would undermine the control of the ruling elites. |
| What is enculturation? | The way we become part of our culture by living through and experiencing it. We are not born with a cultural understanding. |
| Who was Matthew Arnold? | A Victorian educationalist, poet, cultural critic who wrote the book Culture and Anarchy. |
| What was Matthew Arnold's view on what culture consisted of? | He argued passionately that culture was- 'the best which has been thought and said'. It was a way to civilise the masses and prevent revolution. |
| What do advocates of High Culture or Elite Culture believe about their cultural practices? | Pure - because not for profit. Improving - the target spirit and mind. Enduring - must be good they are still appreciated. Unique works - they are not mass produced and commercial. |
| Who are the agents of socialisation? | Any group who "train you" into the values - beliefs and behaviour of the tribe. FAMILY - SCHOOL - MEDIA - once the chruch played a more important role in this process. |
| How does Raymond Williams view of cultural value differ from that of Matthew Arnold? | Williams believed that all our cultural activities - regardless of class - could tell us about how power was held and exchanged. "Culture is ordinary and everyday" |
| What is a subculture? | A subculture is a group within the mainstream culture who try to create their own identity through difference. CLOTHING - SPEECH - BEHAVIOURS - BELIEFS - SPACES |
| What is the Postmodern view of High/Low - Elite/Mass culture? | Postmodernism says that culture is just a meta-narrative (Jean Lyotard) there is no real distinction - there never really was. |
| What methods do people sometimes try to use to judge the cultural value of a practice or object? | Durability - it has been around a long time. Popularity - that the majority enjoy it. Profitability - it makes a profit. Uniqueness - it is a one and only. |
| Why is it impossible to measure the cultural value of anything? | Because cultural value is subjective. It depends more on the judge's opinions and beliefs than anything that can be proved. |
| Why do some people claim that their culture is better and try to impose it on others? | To reassure themselves about their own identity or the group identity. As a means of control and to take power. To exclude people who they find undesireable. |
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