ANT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chewing Gum, Public Culture, Escapism
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This definition implies that culture is a guide to actions. Culture is also a guide to interpret and evaluate peoples & own actions. How is deviation from these preferred ways of behaving punished? (breaking norms) Culture terms& concepts (refer to fedorak readings: culture, popular culture (folk/ public culture) Set apart from what"s understood as high culture (culture of the elite and small number of people) Pop culture is the culture of mass population, most people/. Integrated into our everyday life: e. x) weddings, garage sales (popular form of, popular culture has a vital role in entertainment), the expression of cultural identity, the well-being of social groups. Theories of popular culture: two main schools of thought, mass culture debased in comparison to high culture, thinks that popular culture is a lower form of culture. Playing music even if you"re not good: extrinsic: visible rewards. Consumers choose/ reject elements of pop culture, based on individual need and desire.
