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Society and Culture: Popular Culture: Hip Hop
Society and Culture: Popular Culture: Hip Hop
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It is generally agreed that the majority of hip hop consumers are...
African American
Hispanic
Asian
White
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Current trends suggest that the most common way to access music videos, worldwide, is via...
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Google
3
The ghettos that hip hop grew from contained...
Italian immigrants
Both A and D
African Americans
Hispanic immigrants
4
The story of Kool Herc's infamous 'block party' is an example of...
Mythology
Culture
Identity
Rumours
5
The types of consumption associated with hip hop include...
All of the above
Television and advertisements
Fashion
Graffiti
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Another distinguishing feature of popular culture is that is achieves widespread consumer...
Acceptance
Consumption
Access
Rejection
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Why might Crocs not be considered a popular culture?
They are a commercial product
They have many consumers
The concept has not developed over time
They are available globally
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The process of contacts between different cultures and also the outcomes of such contacts
Acculturation
Assimilation
Community
Culture
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What are "items or equipment that accompanies the main item or popular culture"?
Commodities
Stakeholders
Technology
Pararphernalia
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The process of the commodification of hip hop is based around which social theory?
Communism
Marxism
Socialism
Functionalism
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Official and unofficial censorship is usually a result of society's...
Nationality and religion
Influence by transnational corporations
Values, ideologies, and culture
Desire for control and order
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How does Queen Latifah's U.N.I.T.Y challenge gender constructs in hip hop?
As an example of anti-female lyrics in hip hop
As a representation of official censorship
As an example of feminism and female empowerment in hip hop
As an example of hyper-masculine imagery in hip hop
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Popular culture is constantly changing and evolving. This means:..
Both A and B
It influences society
Society is influenced by it
It will eventually fall from popularity
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Hip hop became a popular culture due to...
Word of mouth and increased record sales
New technologies and global media industries
Westernisation
Print media - largely magazines and newspapers
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A process that works to create value for an item in society
Popular culture
Commodification
Westernisation
Consumption
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MTV's decision to feature rap artists assisted the commodification process by..
Presenting artists as similar to previous musicians
Creating an image that could be sold to consumers
Challenging institutional powers
Creating more interest in music of all styles
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Hip hop music is based on which other styles of music?...
Chants and hymns
Jazz and reggae
Both B and C
Soul and gospel
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Values...
All of the above
Deeply held ideas and beliefs
Guide our thinking, language and behaviour
Differ between social and cultural groups
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What message was Melle Mel trying to convey?
That hip hop should remain 'old school'
That hip hop is no longer authentic
That hip hop has changed for the better
That hip hop has lost its' social voice
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Which one of these is NOT a defining characteristic of 'popular culture'?
Is constantly changing and evolving
Associated with commercial products and paraphernalia
Develops from a local to a global level
Relies on a dedicated fan base
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What is the means by which popular culture is accessible in a variety of countries?
Commodification
Globalisation
Trading
Continuity
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Put these sociological levels in order, from smallest to largest
Micro, Macro, Meso
Meso, Macro, Micro
Macro, Meso, Micro
Micro, Meso, Macro
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Which of these are examples of Facebook contributing to social change?
All of the above
Facebook doesn't allow nudity on its website
People use 'friend' as a verb
Facebook is a key tool in revolution
24
Linked to power and the right to make decisions in society. Legitimate use of power.
Authority
Power
Persons
Society
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Consumption is...
The people who are interacting with the pop culture
As well as how they choose to interact with it
Established ways of acting unique to groups in society
Both A and B
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Tension exists between producers and consumers of hip hop due to...
Concerns about authenticity
Concerns about strict contracts
Concerns about the equal share of profits
Concerns about censorship
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Three of these statements about popular culture are true. Select one.
Modernisation and technology are agents of social change
Popular culture is retroactive to social change
High culture continues without reference to social change
Change must first occur at the macro level
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A popular culture gradually experiences global acceptance through...
The spread of globalisation
All of the above
The progression of technologies
The integration of technologies in societies and cultures
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Pop cultures are generally youthful and have their own mythology, heroes, dress and jargon
False
True
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Transnational corporations such as Walt Disney assist in the consumption of hip hop through...
Authority
Acculturation
Culture
Globalisation
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People/networks/institutions/organisations/systems. Including local to international patterns.
Globalisation
Power
Society
Identity
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A social or cultural group within a broader culture
Persons
Values
Subculture
Society
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Formed over a period of time & is the result of interactions at the micro, meso and macro level
Culture
Identity
Society
Gender
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The three major eras in hip hop are...
Old School, Older School, and Oldest School
Classic era, modern era, future era
Old School, New School, and Modern School
Old School, Golden Age, and Modern Era
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The process that influences who you are as a person and what is considered socially acceptable
Globalisation
Conflict
Socialisation
Media
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The great 'hip hop rivalry' existed between the...
South coast and North coast
West coast and south coast
East coast and West coast
East coast and South coast
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Popular culture develops from...
A small to large market
A national to international level
A local to a global level
The USA
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The ability of established systems (govt, business, church etc) to control access to consumers
Institutional Power
Rights
Equality
Influence
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"Hip hop has a powerful voice to address social, economic, and political issues" Represents?
How hip hop has contributed to social change
Groups that accept or reject hip hop
Power and authority at the micro, meso and macro levels
How hip hop constructs or deconstructs gender
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The extent to which a popular culture has remained constant over time
Evolution
Change
Continuity
Modernisation
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Every society is located in a particular physical setting and interacts with this concept
Globalisation
Indivudual
Society
Environment
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Shared knowledge/attitudes/behaviours that give societies their distinctive way of life
Persons
Culture
Authority
Identity
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Hip Hop is said to have begun at DJ Kool Herc's (Clive Campbell)...
House party
Recording session
Block party
Nightclub
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At the core of hip hop's culture is...
The message to love yourself
The inspiration to create a revolution
The message of peace and non-violence
The inspiration it provided for the youth of South Bronx
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The technological developments that assisted the global spread of hip hop were...
Vinyl Records
The change from cassette tapes to CDs
Both B and D
The introduction of MTV
