Final exam

1) In Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, Griswold conceptualizes cultural communities as territorial and relational. She also argues that various transmission mechanisms affect these spatial and relational arrangements in different ways. In a paragraph summarize the difference between territorial and relational communities. In a second paragraph, discuss how the different transmission mechanisms lead to different territorial and relational outcomes. Finally, in a third paragraph, apply Griswold’s arguments about cultural communities to the marketing and promotion of Jarrettsville in Under the Cover.

2) In Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, Griswold discusses culture and meaning from various theoretical perspectives. In a paragraph summarize the Marxist and Durkheimian approaches and understanding of meaning. In a second paragraph summarize the Weberian and Swidlerian “tool kit” approaches and understanding of meaning. Finally, in a third paragraph, using Griswold’s cultural diamond explain how the findings about book clubs in Under the Cover fill in the gaps left by these theoretical perspectives.

each question should fit on two pages exactly nothing more, please.