SOC 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Herbert Marcuse, Motion Picture Patents Company, Todd Gitlin
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Culture has contributed to the gdp: popular culture returns a lot of money/great impact to economy. By du gay: processes of production/systems of organization=meaningful practises make people conduct themselves at work . Productivity goes hand in hand with : the historical development of pop. Increase in productivity and profits to manage an effective work ethic: consumption. Separation for : how each contributes to social/individual meanings. Not enough attn. to consumption and production practises: for e. g. , the historical, social, and political contexts where culture is consumed. Money changes everything : the pitfalls of thinking about production. We discuss popular culture, we don"t own all of it. Artistic success: less financially successful, more artistic (better quality) authentic. If mass culture likes it, then it"s not good: gives into class elitism/snobbery. Walter benjamin: discussion of current cultural products were a number of outmoded concepts, such as creativity and genius, eternal value and mystery , avoid connection between production and value.
