Cultural Subsets
Cultural Subsets
Cultural Subsets
SUBSETS
SUBCULTURE
S
unique culture shared
by a smaller group of
people
smaller groups are
part of larger culture
smaller culture has
distinct norms and
customs which aren’t
part of larger culture
(LGBTQ, group of attorneys,
etc.)
HIGH and
POPULAR CULTURE
HIGH CULTURE
a culture shared by
elite people
(someone who attends ballet, someone who
collects museum-quality artwork, etc.)
POPULAR CULTURE
a dominant culture
shared by common
people
(someone who eats in a cheap fast-food
restaurant)
MULTICULTURALISM
a national culture is
blended with
multiple cultures
promotes diversity
preserves
separated individual
cultures
COUNTERCULTURE
strongly opposes one
or more elements of
the dominant culture
rejects conventional
values or behavioral
norms accepted by
wider society
(polygamy, divorce, same sex
marriage, etc.)