Understanding Culture in Anthropological and Aesthetic Contexts

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How is consent to the rule of the dominant group achieved?

By seizing control of factories and palaces

By the spread of dominant ideologies through social institutions (correct)

By cultural aesthetics and artistic expressions

By military power backed by written constitutions

What plays a crucial role in socializing people into the norms, values, and beliefs of the dominant social group?

Economic power and military might

Written constitutions and political systems

Family, education, media, religion, politics, and law (correct)

Cultural aesthetics and artistic expressions

What does the text refer to as the repository of consciousness?

Political systems and written constitutions

Cultural aesthetics and artistic expressions

Big-C Culture and small-c culture (correct)

Economic power and military might

Which aspect of culture allows individuals to navigate their world according to the text?

Guiding ideas of right and wrong, beautiful and ugly Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the power of cultural hegemony according to the text?

Invisibility and residing within us Signup and view all the answers

How do social institutions contribute to maintaining the dominance of a group in society?

By socializing individuals into dominant norms and values Signup and view all the answers

What is cultural hegemony?

A system of control where one culture dominates all others Signup and view all the answers

How does cultural hegemony make resistance difficult?

By disguising itself as personal preferences and beauty standards Signup and view all the answers

According to Gramsci and Hall, what are 'counterhegemonic' cultures?

Thinking and doing that have revolutionary potential Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of an activist according to Stuart Hall?

To identify and exploit counterhegemonic cultural pockets Signup and view all the answers

How does a culture become 'common sense' for the majority of the population?

Through domination or rule achieved through ideological and cultural means Signup and view all the answers

Where might 'counterhegemonic' cultures be found according to Gramsci and Hall?

In traditional beliefs and shop-floor culture Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between big-C Culture and small-c culture as mentioned in the text?

Big-C Culture is about guiding our ideas of right and wrong, while small-c culture guides our perception of beauty. Signup and view all the answers

How does culture contribute to the power of cultural hegemony?

Culture provides the majority of the population with common sense beliefs. Signup and view all the answers

Why is cultural hegemony considered powerful?

It is invisible and difficult to notice or resist. Signup and view all the answers

In what way does culture differ from soldiers with guns or written constitutions?

Culture is invisible and doesn't seem political like soldiers with guns or written constitutions. Signup and view all the answers

How does culture enable individuals to navigate the world according to the text?

By reinforcing the notion of good, beautiful, just, and possible actions. Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic makes cultural hegemony harder to resist compared to overt political systems?

'Common sense' beliefs that it instills in the majority of the population. Signup and view all the answers