Can Culture Be Defined? (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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What does culture help us understand?
What does culture help us understand?
Human behaviour, norms, values, meanings
What did Williams (1976) say about culture?
What did Williams (1976) say about culture?
Among most complex words in English
Structuralist view: culture as
Structuralist view: culture as
'Way of life' with shared norms & values
Culture as 'map of meaning'
Culture as 'map of meaning'
Mental framework of symbols & rules for understanding world
Bauman's view of culture
Bauman's view of culture
Artificial - society trains individuals via codes
3 levels of culture
3 levels of culture
Artefacts/behaviours, espoused values, assumptions
Cultural patterns learned via
Cultural patterns learned via
Socialisation
Miner's Nacirema study (1956)
Miner's Nacirema study (1956)
Body ritual - satirical (Nacirema = American backwards)
Subcultures
Subcultures
Original cultural traditions retained within larger culture
Counterculture
Counterculture
Subculture that opposes dominant culture
Cultural universals
Cultural universals
Learned behaviours shared by all humanity
Culture vs Society difference
Culture vs Society difference
Culture=learned patterns; Society=structural relationships
Culture as mediating apparatus
Culture as mediating apparatus
Bridges individuals & structural social relationships