Conceptions of Culture
Sociology · Year 12 · Culture and Identity · 4.º Período

Conceptions of Culture

Defining high culture, popular culture, subculture, and global culture.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA AS Sociology 3.2.2.2 (Different conceptions of culture)OCR Sociology H180/01 (Culture and Identity)

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Defining high culture, popular culture, subculture, and global culture.

Key Questions

  1. What is the difference between high culture and popular culture?
  2. How does mass media influence global culture?
  3. Why do youth subcultures form?

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