DEVS 100 Chapter 26: Culture & Development
27 Jul 2016
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Algerian rai music is an example of mass culture that has been used to question the norms of the dominant culture. True: it is not possible to achieve social justice without some appeal to universalism. True: modernization theory argues that traditional" cultural forms are obstacles to economic development. True: cultural populism is an academic field of study that focuses on the practices of the consumption of mass cultural products. True: post-modern perspectives commonly lapse into cultural relativism. True: edward said was critical of asian cultures in his book orientalism. False: according to amartya sen, culture is only an end of development, not a means to it. False: mass culture is grassroots culture that is shared by the masses. False: max weber"s theory of the catholic ethic argues that specific traits of catholics (like discipline and hard work) played a major role in the origin of capitalism. False: the producers of mass culture are usually members of the capitalist culture industry.
