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cultural hegemony

KUL-cher-ul heh-JEM-oh-nee

ˈkʌltʃərəl hɪˈdʒɛməni

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culturalhegemony

Dictionary meaning

concept from Antonio Gramsci describing how a dominant class maintains power not just through force but by shaping the values, beliefs, and norms of society to seem natural and inevitable

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