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What is the main difference between tangible and intangible components of a culture?
Tangible components are concrete items like clothing, while intangible components are symbolic abstract elements like language.
Which groups are considered 'dominants' in Canada according to the text?
White, English-speaking, heterosexual, male university graduates of European background in good health.
What characterizes minority cultures according to the text?
They fall outside the cultural mainstream.
What distinguishes countercultures from subcultures based on the text?
Countercultures exist in opposition to the dominant culture.
What types of cultures can be distinguished along central oppositions?
High culture vs. mass culture
Who are dominants according to the text?
People who represent the cultural mainstream and have political and economic power.
Learn about the components of culture including tangible and intangible elements, as well as the typology of cultures based on dominant and subdominant categories. Explore how tangible items like clothing and food, and intangible aspects like language shape different cultures.
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