Question

1.- According to Sociologist / Philosopher Theodore Adorno:

a) What is the “Culture Industry”

b) How does “Popular Culture” influence decision making?

c) Do you agree with Adorno’s concepts and ideas, why yes or why not?

2. - According to Anthropologist George Murdock:

a) What are “Cultural Universals”, define and explain.

3. - According to Sociologist George Ritzer:

a) What is the “McDonaldization” of society and the world?b) Why is this concept criticized?

Answer 1

2. cultural universals

it is defined as anything or something common that exists in evey culture on the planet but varries form different culture to culture. it includes the differernces in values, mores and modes of behaviour from culture to the other. In typuical rural culture gender roles are desiogned in such a way that most of the household lablur are done by female and male go out to work. in case of a metro culture both of them goes for work yet the women are alsiomforced to work at kitchen. so here there is difference in job assigned to women yet it is prevailing in both the culture

Mc donadization of the society refers to the use fo gfast food culture ariund the world. it tells about the the homogenous culture that spreads across the globe due to globalization. It was because it sis said that the homgenisation of society will laed to reduction individual freedom in the society. There will be ahigh pressure to confirmity and people will loose freedom and diversity