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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abduction | A form of logical inference, first proposed by Charles Sanders Pierce, by which one seeks the most likely explanatory hypothesis or cause for a phenomenon |
| archetype | A recurring character type or plot pattern found in literature, mythology, and popular culture. |
| associate, association | One of the relationships, along with difference, that establish the significance of a sign within a sign system or code. |
| canon | Books or works that are considered essential to a literacy tradition, as the plays of Shakespeare are of the canon of English literature. |
| class | A group of related objects or people. Those who share the same economic status in a society are said to be of the same social class: working class, , middle class, upper class. |
| code | A system of signs or values that assigns meanings to the elements that belong to it. |
| commodification | The transforming of an abstraction or behavior into a product for sale. |
| connotation | The meaning suggested by a word, as opposed to its objective reference, or denotation |
| consumption | The use of products and services, as opposed to their production. A consumer culture is one that consumes more than it produces |
| context | The environment in which a sign can be interpreted. In the context of a college classroom, for example, T-shirts, jeans, and sneakers are interpreted as ordinary casual dress. |
| cultural studies | The academic study of ordinary, everyday culture rather than high culture. |
| culture | The overall system of values and traditions shared by a group of people. |
| culture industry | The commercial forces behind the production of mass culture or entertainment |
| denotation | The particular object or class of objects to which a word refers. |
| difference, differentiate | One of the relationships, a long with association, that establishes the significance of a sign within a sign system or code. |
| discourse | The words, concepts, and presuppositions that constitute the knowledge and understanding of a particular community, often academic or professional |
| dominant culture | The group within a multicultural society whose traditions, values, and beliefs are held to be normative, as the European tradition is the dominant culture in the United States |
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