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THE Concepts OF Culture LAG AND Culture LEAD
Theory & Practice of Public Administration (PA 56)
Aklan State University
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THE CONCEPTS OF CULTURE LAG AND CULTURE LEAD
Culture is ever-changing. As society shifts, it isn't always uniformly distributed across the material and non-material aspects of culture. The rate of change is not evenly distributed. Material culture has the potential to evolve more quickly than non-material culture. In western, developed societies, for example, the growth of science and technology does not seem to be balanced by the requisite changes and adjustments in adaptive culture. Non-material society, on the other hand, evolves slowly. Culture lag is the name for this disorder. Crisis in the field of amorality, social and cultural dilemmas are often associated with rapid growth in material culture, resulting in numerous social pathologies such as excessive individualism, alienation, the state of normlessness, suicide, and so on (Team of Experts, 2000).
Non-material culture change, on the other hand, can outpace material culture change in some less developed societies. When this happens, it's known as culture lead. People in the Third World have become accustomed to Western philosophy and cultures as a result of globalization and rapid assimilation processes, even though their material culture is not evolving at the same rate as non-material culture.
2.2. GLOBAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
Global culture is a collection of common experiences, norms, symbols, and ideas that bring people from all over the world together. At the global, national, regional, community, neighborhood, subculture, and super-culture levels, culture can exist. These cultures are not mutually exclusive, but they do intersect in a variety of ways.
Global culture is often linked to cultural imperialism, which refers to the unequal cultural exchange under the global system in which western material and non-material societies have come to dominate and impose themselves on the indigenous cultures of Third World peoples.
Example of Global Culture business sport Holidays and pastimes
fashion
diplomacy professions language travel belief Art & music food education Consumer culture subcultures fandom gamers cosmopolitan Source: simplicable. (2018). 17 Example of Global Culture. Retrieved April1, 2020 from simplicable/new/global-culture
2.2 POP CULTURE, SUBCULTURE, AND CULTURAL CHANGE
It can seem self-evident that there are numerous cultural differences among societies around the world. After all, we can easily see how people differ between cultures. It's only normal that a young woman from rural Kenya will see the world differently than an elderly man in Mumbai, one of the world's most populous cities. Furthermore, each culture has its own internal differences. The differences between cultures are not always as important as the differences within cultures.
High Culture and Popular Culture
Do you prefer listening to Spotify, Deezer, etc. for music? Do you like watching NBA, PBA, horse racing or NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) or watching movies over Netflix, iflix, etc.? Do you read books of poetry or celebrity magazines? In each pair, one type of entertainment is considered high-brow and the other low-brow. Sociologists use the term high culture to describe the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in the highest-class segments of a society. High culture is often associated with intellectualism, political influence, and prestige. In the United States, high culture is mostly synonymous with money. Attending a ballet, watching a play, or listening to a live symphony performance are examples of high-culture events that can be costly and formal.
The term popular culture refers to the pattern of cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in mainstream society. A parade, a baseball game, or the season finale of a television show are examples of popular culture activities. Popular culture includes rock and pop music (the term "pop" means "popular"). Commercial media, such as radio, television, film, the music industry, publishers, and corporate-run websites, are often used to express and spread popular culture. Unlike high culture, most people are aware of and have access to mainstream culture. Although high culture may be viewed as superior to popular culture, the labels of high culture and popular culture vary over time and place.
THE Concepts OF Culture LAG AND Culture LEAD
Course: Theory & Practice of Public Administration (PA 56)
University: Aklan State University
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