The Media (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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McLuhan's term for interconnected world via tech
McLuhan's term for interconnected world via tech
'Global village'
Culture liked by ordinary people (e.g. TV soaps)
Culture liked by ordinary people (e.g. TV soaps)
Popular culture (or mass culture)
Culture in theatres, galleries, museums for elite
Culture in theatres, galleries, museums for elite
High culture
Strinati: what's happening to high & pop culture divide?
Strinati: what's happening to high & pop culture divide?
Blurring - elements of pop in high culture & vice versa
Marxist/Frankfurt School: purpose of mass culture
Marxist/Frankfurt School: purpose of mass culture
Social control & maintaining ideological hegemony
Ideological hegemony meaning
Ideological hegemony meaning
Dominance through ruling class ideology
Baudrillard: type of society we live in
Baudrillard: type of society we live in
Media-saturated society
Baudrillard: distorted view of world created by media
Baudrillard: distorted view of world created by media
Hyperreality
Baudrillard: artificial make-believe media images
Baudrillard: artificial make-believe media images
Simulacra
Jenkins: participatory culture definition
Jenkins: participatory culture definition
Users/audiences creating culture & content
Barrier preventing poor groups accessing new media
Barrier preventing poor groups accessing new media
Digital divide
Capitalist values forced on weaker nations (Mx concept)
Capitalist values forced on weaker nations (Mx concept)
Cultural imperialism
Marcuse: people obsessed with products as extension of self
Marcuse: people obsessed with products as extension of self
Commodity fetishism
Marcuse/Adorno: media aim to create this type of culture
Marcuse/Adorno: media aim to create this type of culture
Homogenous culture
Cohen: fusing local & global cultures together
Cohen: fusing local & global cultures together
Hybridisation