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No Low Culture
Many sociologists say theres no such thing as low culture
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Some sociologists say that the ideas of mass culture and low culture is based on an..... | elitist perspective. |
Bourdieu (1984) says the whole idea of high culture is ...... | just a way of giving status to elite groups. he says that status is maintained by passing on cultural knowledge. |
MArxists argue that high culture is just...... | ruling class culture, and that ruling class have imposed their idea of culture on the rest of society, and defined it as better than working class culture. |
Some Marxists say that low culture is just | as sophisticated and complex as high culture. for that reason they prefer to use the term popular culture which is more of a positive view |
Important work on popular culture is carried out by the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies. (CCCS), they analyse | popular culture products like TV, magazines and youth fashions and find meanings within them. |