GEOG 152 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Consumer Capitalism, Culture Of The United Kingdom
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The new meaning of the word culture: something that one does to survive and explain his/her world. It is an action that is done, it"s not learned or fought for. Yet, right and left wing british mps condemned britain"s capitalist culture and consumer behavior (ex. Beatles fans), despite being a nation invested in consumer capitalism. They branded consumer culture and capitalist action as meaningless and uneducated. Agnew: when people move to cities they encounter people with different cultures culture is now about coping with life in the city. Culture: meaning you ascribe to certain events and behaviors. What support does the chapter really offer for the claim advanced on page. 183 that twentieth-century culture was not a culture produced by people for people: it was a culture produced by companies for markets. Late 19th-early 20th century: stoll-moss theatres (music hall company) capitalized on the music hall revolution. They took a cultural dance phenomenon that was happening in.
