MDSC01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lectern, Materialism
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Dick hebdige subculture: the meaning of style. Classical and conservative: culture = standard of aesthetic excellence, and is an appreciation of classic aesthetic form (opera, drama, ballet, literature, art) Anthropology-rooted: culture = particular way of life which expresses certain meanings and values not only in art and learning, but also in institutions and ordinary behaviour. What we eat, parties we attend, what we read, etc tec. Our everyday life is not free", as we would like to imagine; It is overlaid with something more insidious, but also more systematically organized: the myth; Youth subcultures challenged cultural hegemonies and ideological consensus in the post-war period. Look at how power is distributed in our society, understand which groups and classes have the most say in defining and classifying our social world. The access to the means by which ideas are disseminated in our society are not the same for all classes.
