POPC 1600 midterm review

Question 1

products of the elite arts like classical music, opera, literature, and paintings.

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high culture

Question 2

the means of communication, often controlled by the culture industry, that includes newspapers, popular magazines, etc.

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mass media

Question 3

classifying works of art into categories that contain other works with similar aspects such as narratives, characters

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genre theory

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this method of examining culture involves the study of signs and sign-using behavior.

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semiotics

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books or works that are generally considered essential to a literary tradition, like Shakespeare plays to English lit.

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canon

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A figure (often a celebrity) who enjoys a commanding or representative place in our popular culture

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icon

Question 7

Subset of popular culture that includes popular entertainments commercially produced for widespread consumption.

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mass culture

Question 8

a sign whose significance is arbitrary

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symbol

Question 9

Commercial forces. Industries that combine the creation, production, and commercialization of creative content

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culture industry

Question 10

condition where minority groups participate in the dominant society yet maintain their cultural differences.

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cultural pluralism

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Segment of culture that incorporates the activities of everyday life.

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popular culture

Question 12

The overall system of values and traditions shared by a group of people

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culture

Question 13

In a multicultural society, traditions, values, and beliefs of a group are the norm.

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dominant culture

Question 14

anything that bears meaning. Words, objects, images, and forms of behavior are all signs

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sign

Question 15

recurring character type or plot that often appears in popular culture.

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archetype

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the process by which the set of values and beliefs that bind individuals together in society become “naturalized.”

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ideology

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