SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Ulrich Beck, Antonio Gramsci, Theodor W. Adorno
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Language: an organized system of symbols that allow members of a society to communicate with each other. Shaping culture: continuity (history, novelty, cultural hegemony, social change. The process by which one generation passes culture to the next. People perceive the world through the cultural lens of language. Deeply engrained and political beliefs about the values, beliefs and norms a society subscribes to. Modern economic processes: commodifying music changed its structure, meaning and purpose, due to mass production and distribution, focus became intelligibility, ear candy, quotation listening. Relief and distraction from the grind of everyday life. Our experience gives a song its value and meaning. Social movements: a large group of people acting with a common goal. Effecting social change in society: often violates or opposes social norms and values, can be spontaneous or highly structured and organized, can be short-lived or longer in duration. Social movements have always been about improving the quality of people"s lives in their society.
