The meaning of culture has greatly evolved over time. It started out with the idea of upper-class people being so privileged that it allowed them to be exposed to different aspects of life. Therefore, the meaning of culture was associated with art, literature, and classical music within the upper-class. With the upper-class having the advantage of “above culture”, many thought that it was going to be used to dominate the “below culture”. Below culture, an underground type of art, literature, and music, was considered to be culture that lower-class people were exposed to. As more and more people became interested with the below culture, above culture seemed to die out. Presently, there are no distinctions between above and below culture. Culture today is thought of as being a collection of a group’s ideas and beliefs, and values.
