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COURSE: GLOBAL STUDIES IIYEAR: 2015

University of South East- Asia

Chapter 1: Concepts of CultureUNIT 3: SUBCULTURES AND COUNTER CULTURES

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Subcultures and Countercultures

SUBCULTUREthe values and related behaviors of a group that distinguish its members from the larger culture; a world within a world

COUNTERCULTUREa group whose values, beliefs, and related behaviors place its members in opposition to the broader culture

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SUBCULTURE

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COUNTERCULTURE

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VALUE CLUSTERSsets of values that are expected or generally accepted together

Example: value cluster surrounding success hard work education efficiency material comfort individualism, etc.

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“Ideal” vs. “Real” Culture

Ideal culturethe ideal values and norms

of a people, the goals held out for them

Real culturethe norms and values that

people actually follow

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CULTURAL UNIVERSAL

a value, norm, or other cultural trait that is found in every group.