SOCIOL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Knitting
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Culture objects: representation of society contained rather than as part of, and inseparable from, social life . Approaching music as merely an object or an activity risks treating it as set apart and self- Cultural objects point to something beyond itself and can represent social life. Culture provides the context for understanding objects, like music and art. Political uses of cultural objects categories, yielding new perspectives and changed insights . Successful works of art enhance, destroy, or transform common assumptions, perceptions, and. Meaning is never purely in the music . Cultural objects can bring a group together. Cultural objects can transmit a political message through framing. Music can fortify a movement by solidifying social relationships. The song may not have commercial success, but their true value lied in their social use. Music can represent a collective view of a situation. Framing: surrounding situations, acts, or objects with mental brackets that transform meaning.
