Let’s Distinguish
Culture takes many forms
WHAT IS CULTURE? We talk about it all the time, but what do we mean? What do you say?
there are the different background cultures of the individuals whose ethnicities differ widely;
there is the dominant culture which governs communication in the realm of public policy. that establishes hegemony over the character of culture;
there is the culture industry that manufactures consent to the rule systems of the dominant culture;
there are many cultures of resistance that reflect different responses to the discriminatory impacts of the dominant culture;
there are the cultures of organizations;
there are coalition cultures that evolve through collaboration;
there is the culture produced as a work of art to communicate about each of the other categories.