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theories of Culture.
WILFs:
E Description of the Key Terms of Culture.
C Explanation of the Key Terms.
A Outline and evaluate the different theories
of Culture.
Your Task
In your groups You must firstly work
together to provide definitions for Slides 3
14.
Now divide into pairs One pair will research
Marxist theories of the role of culture the
other pair will research Functionalist theories.
Now as a group Work on the Postmodern
theory of culture.
What is it?
Explain what it says about Culture?
Evaluate it as a theory What do other
sociologists argue?
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Society
What is it?
Culture
What is it?
Identity
Differentiation
What is it?
What is it?
Stratification
Deviance What is it?
Primary Socialization
What is it?
How?
Examples
Secondary Socialization
What is it?
How?
Examples
High Culture
The theory that
How?
Mass Culture
The theory that
How?
Folk Culture
The theory that
How?
Global Culture
The theory that
Do you agree?
Do sociologists?
Sociobiology
Postmodernist Theory on the
role of culture
Post-modernist view is that we are mere machines
and act dress and consume what the media
determines is right for this society.
Overwhelmed by music, TV and media that we are
unable to think for ourselves.
Marxist Theory on the role of
culture
What is:
Bourgeoisie
Capitalism
Industrialized
Conflict theory
Marxist Theory on the role of
culture
Culture in society reflects ruling-class ideology. It
expresses the distorted view of the world put forward by
the dominant class and is important in maintaining the
system of social inequality that exist in capitalist society.
Weaknesses.
Overemphasizes harmony and cooperation.
Does NOT acknowledge all the societal factors that
contribute to conflict.
Which theory is better?
And Why?
Or are they all good?