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Across
  1. 2. the belief that certain cultural forms are superior to
  2. 4. the idea that systems of oppression overlap
  3. 6. a system in which men hold primary power
  4. 8. a cultural meaning that becomes natural and unquestioned
  5. 9. a resistant reading
  6. 11. a ranking system of value
  7. 12. the class that owns the means of production
  8. 13. anything that communicates meaning
  9. 15. the belief that gender traits are biologically fixed
  10. 18. discrimination based on sec or gender
  11. 19. a theory focused on gender inequality
  12. 20. a system of ideas that shapes how people perceive the world
  13. 21. the idea that identity can shift over time
  14. 23. the belief that material and economic conditions shape society
  15. 25. the last name of the author of "Pop Culture for Beginners"
  16. 27. the process of interpreting a message in media
  17. 30. the cultural meaning of something
  18. 33. the literal meaning of something
  19. 35. the arrangement of signs in a sequence
  20. 39. the man who introduced signifier and signified
  21. 43. a set of possible choices within a category
  22. 44. the study of signs and how meaning is produced
  23. 46. the man who developed the concept of cultural hegemony
  24. 47. embedded within social institutions and structures
  25. 48. the idea that signs have no natural connection to meaning
  26. 49. a group united by shared identity or interests
  27. 50. the concept a sign refers to
  28. 51. perceived realness or originality
  29. 52. the assumption that heterosexuality is the norm
Down
  1. 1. shared beliefs, practices, and values of a society
  2. 3. the study of cultural effects of colonial rule
  3. 5. the scholar who developed the concept of myth
  4. 7. social expectations associated with being male
  5. 8. a theory analyzing society through class and economics
  6. 10. workers' disconnection from their labor under capitalism
  7. 14. taking unfair advantage over someone
  8. 16. the physical form of a sign
  9. 17. the absorption of something into mainstream culture
  10. 22. power maintained by making dominant values seem natural
  11. 24. the process of building meaning into media
  12. 26. the emphasis on personal identity and self-expression
  13. 28. a social group defined by economic position
  14. 29. the process of making constructed ideas appear inevitable
  15. 31. founder of marxism
  16. 32. the belief that gender roles are socially created
  17. 34. control exercised by one group over another
  18. 36. the shared media and practices widely consumed in society
  19. 37. an economic system based on private ownership and profit
  20. 38. turning things into products for profit
  21. 40. how media portrays people, groups, ideas, etc.
  22. 41. social expectations associated with being female
  23. 42. unseen advantages held by dominant groups
  24. 45. systematic discrimination based on race