SCLY1 CULTURE AND IDENTITY CULTURE • • • • • • Subculture Mass culture High and low culture Popular culture Global culture Theoretical perspectives on culture – functionalism and marxism. CULTURE Culture – the shared beliefs, values, norms, customs, rituals, language, symbols, history and knowledge that make up a way of life of a social group or society. Kidd argues that all these features influence the way members of a society live their lives. Abbott noes language is the most obvious set of…
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