3.3 High, Low, Pop, Sub, Counter-culture and Cultural Change

Ava, Abigail, and Harper are having a debate. They are discussing what high culture is associated with. Can you help them out?

• Intellectualism, political power, and prestige

• Low class segments of society

• Mainstream society

• Wealth and material possessions

Which of the following is an example of popular culture?

• Attending a ballet

• Seeing a play

• Listening to a live symphony performance

• Watching the season finale of a television show

Imagine Abigail, Zoe, and Ethan are part of a secret club at school. In sociological terms, what would this club be considered?

• A smaller cultural group within a larger culture

• A cultural group that rejects the norms and values of the larger culture

• A cultural group that operates outside of the mainstream society

• A cultural group that shares the language, food, and customs of their heritage

What is the main difference between subcultures and countercultures?

• Subcultures operate within the larger society, while countercultures actively defy the larger society

• Subcultures reject the norms and values of the larger culture, while countercultures share the language, food, and customs of their heritage

• Subcultures are smaller cultural groups within a larger culture, while countercultures are cultural groups that operate outside of the mainstream society

• Subcultures are associated with high culture, while countercultures are associated with popular culture

What is an innovation?

• The initial appearance of an object or concept in society

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

• The spread of ideas, concepts, or artifacts to individuals and groups

• The time that passes between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its social acceptance

What is diffusion?

• The spread of ideas, concepts, or artifacts to individuals and groups

• The initial appearance of an object or concept in society

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

• The time that passes between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its social acceptance

What is globalization?

• The spread of ideas, concepts, or artifacts to individuals and groups

• The initial appearance of an object or concept in society

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

• The promotion and increase of interactions between different regions and populations around the globe resulting in the integration of markets and interdependence of nations fostered through trade

What is culture lag?

• The spread of ideas, concepts, or artifacts to individuals and groups

• The initial appearance of an object or concept in society

• The time that passes between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its social acceptance

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

Elijah, James, and Abigail are having a debate. They are trying to identify an example of an invention. Can you help them out?

• The discovery of a new planet

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

• The time that passes between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its social acceptance

• The formation of something new from existing objects or concepts

What is an example of diffusion?

• The initial appearance of an object or concept in society

• The spread of ideas, concepts, or artifacts to individuals and groups

• The integration of cultures into the mainstream

• The time that passes between the introduction of a new item of material culture and its social acceptance