W4.1 March 25 KimMinJeong(김민정)

 1. Summary


I read about resources that inform us about culture. People who use culture tend not to use culture in plural. They believe that there is not a distinct culture with its own internal logic and values, but only a single standard that every group should be held accountable for. However, cultures do not only have sophisticated and unified high-class cultures from the classical age, but there are also many kinds of cultures, including popular cultures that they consider low-class.



2. What I learned


Today, most social scientists reject cultural and non-cultural concepts about culture. Instead, social scientists accept and advocate for the definition of culture as a "nurturing" component of human social life. Social scientists recognize that non-elites are as cultured as the elite. They just have different cultures. Highly valuable cultural concepts are often produced by strategic use of existing patterns of taste, preference, and social inequality, which reveal power relationships that actually exist within and between socio-political structures rather than demonstrating improvement or progress


3. Question


Currently, there are various cultures around the world. In the case of Korea, the word "K" is added in front of it to state that it is unique to Korea.


Do other countries like South Korea have initials that specify their countries, and if so, what are some examples?


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