SOC 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Terry Eagleton, Sound Studies, Low Culture
19 Jan 2018
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In the oxford english diction ry, the word culture h s three definitions. E ch of which is broken down into more specific us ges depending on context. These three definitions rel te to griculture, religious worship, nd the hum n intellect nd society more gener lly. It is, of course, the third use of the term th t concerns popul r culture. The word culture is itself more contested th n str ightforw rd diction ry definition might suggest. Indeed, the v rious schools of thought nd ide s th t this book describes most of which re eng ged in the critic l n lysis of culture r rely gree on. Or s e gleton puts it, our beh viour in the world c n indic te how we interpret the world round us. Nd in turn how we re constructed by it.
