Dimensions of Culture.pptVIP

Dimensions of Culture Meeting 10 Culture Types Mediated stories and images Culture industry as economic resource Business / corporate culture; may conflict with employee’s societal culture Organizational culture - set of meanings Groups w/ characteristic culture (religious) Families with traditions Culture Transmission Culture is patterns of meanings embodied in symbols Primary symbol is language Print capitalism created imagined communities Transnational TV, Internet creating world language for business in English Protection Strategies for cultural products Quotas - limit imports, preserve e