Monday 16 April 2012

Key Terms to use when studying Urban Stories

Ideology – A person’s or society’s set of beliefs and values, or overall way of looking at the world.

Culture – The way in which forms of human activity and interaction are socially transmitted. The way of life of a particular human community living at a specific time and in a particular place.

Subculture – Cultures subordinate to the dominant culture.

Counter-culture – Cultures that are actively opposed to the dominant culture.

Power – The various forms of control some individuals and groups within society have over other individuals and groups.

Representation – The variety of ways in which individuals and groups are displayed to audiences within the media and other cultural texts.

Les banlieues – Satellite towns – housing estates for the poor away from the middle classes.

Urban deprivation – built up areas that are run down

Social segregation – The upper and middle classes live separately from the working classes.

Fascist and Fascism – Far right groups, racist- often blame unemployment on immigration.

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