Concept information
Preferred term
cultural studies
Definition
- Cultural studies is now well known as a title for a scientific project with different formations researching cultural processes. The essential characteristic of cultural studies is the analysis of cultural contexts, with research into and criticism of the conditions under which individuals as well as groups and classes within society can become culturally self-aware, both in everyday life and in their cultural practices. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Cultural Studies]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- boundary objects
- celebrity
- ceremonial behavior
- civilization
- cross-cultural comparison
- cuisine
- cultural characteristics
- cultural competency
- cultural diversity
- cultural education
- cultural evolution
- cultural policy
- ethnology
- female circumcision
- folklore
- funeral rites
- people and cultures
- psychosocial deprivation
- superstitions
- taboos
- traditional medicine
- types of culture
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cultural_studies
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