Vocabulary, Chapter 6


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value

fundamental view that regulates negotiations between people

theatre

a branch of the performing arts that involves staging scenes

music

musical art that includes the following design elements: rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre

moral

of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical

mass culture

everyday culture encompassing the habits, customs and objects of daily life

painting

a category of the visual arts; representations that are painted

literature

art form, epic (e.g. novel), drama (e.g. plays) and lyric poetry (e.g. poems), especially those as they are considered to have value as art and not just entertainment

art

part of culture, divided up into four forms; music, literature, performing and visual arts

culture

products made by humans through knowledge, skills and techniques; they can be material, spiritual, intellectual (e.g. art, religion, science); culture also denotes what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

youth culture

the culture of the younger generation which includes current norms, standards, beliefs and behaviour

faith

religious belief or feelings not based on certainty gained from proof, facts, etc.

film

a media art form which consists of a recorded series of moving pictures and scenes with sound that can be watched at the cinema or at home

ethics

the rules of conduct recognized with respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc., in diverse real-life situations

experience-driven society

a society's attitude that puts leisure and entertainment in the foreground

epoch

a particular period of time in history marked by distinctive features, events, etc.

high culture

selection of the best a society or group has to offer

dilemma

a situation a person faces requiring a choice between equally challenging alternatives

performing arts

art form; dramatic art (e.g. opera, musicals), media art (e.g. film, video) and dance (e.g. ballet, modern dance)

custom

a habit that has formed with time (e.g. rituals, traditions, conventions)

sculpture

form of fine arts; made by the physical manipulation of a solid substance (plastic arts and sculpture)

visual arts

a two-dimensional art form intended for viewing (painting, drawing, and photography) and three-dimensional art forms (architecture and sculptures)

aesthetics

science of beauty, study of law and unity in nature and art

architecture

the art and science of construction (e.g. buildings)

everyday culture

term for a community's intellectual and artistic expression in everyday life