What is Culture?
Original Meanings 1700-1800s: Improvement as in Agriculture Horticulture Early 1800s: Individual refinement Later 1800s: National aspirations or ideals
Literature and art of highest regard High Culture Literature and art of highest regard
In Anthropology 20th century: 1.Human experience expressed in symbols, language, and creative imagination. 2. Distinct ways people in different parts of the world represent experience and act creatively.
Comparative World Cultures
National and Corporate Cultures Shared beliefs, behaviors, language, customs
High Culture vs. Low Culture Read the novel! See the movie!
Classic Culture vs. Modern Culture Classical musicians Classic Rock: Jimi Hendrix
Modern Culture to Mass Culture The Scream Homer Simpson’s Scream
Mass Culture vs. Folk Culture