Summary of Culture and Value Terms

High Culture
High Culture is values and notions of cultural and national identities. It is extremely powerful within the culture in that it determines or defines not only which styles are most valued but also the attitudes and beliefs that are highly regarded in that particular culture. High culture is seen as texts such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. These have also been known to be "the greats" or "the classics". This type of literature is seen as "good for you and in some sense profound...is said to make you think, to give you new ways of seeing the world." Seen as th…