Gary Allen Fine And Gideon Kund An Analysis

Introduction
Culture is a widely debated topic in the world of sociology. Various sociologist have their own criteria they use when defining what culture is. Understanding cultural production is essential when creating rules of culture. Culture can be observed in multiple environments and in various population sizes. Gary Allen Fine and Gideon Kunda are notable when talking about studying cultural sociology. Gary Allen Fine breaks down what idioculture is, its effects on small group interactions, and the acronym KUFAT. Gideon Kunda talks about how culture is socially engineered in a workplace setting. Kunda illustrates how rituals and normative control the way workers interact at work. I will define Gary Allen Fine and Gideon Kunda differing
All five of these aspects must be present for it to become part of the groups idioculture. First, the thing must be known by at least one member of the group, meaning someone in the groups knows about a certain thing. Second, it has to be usable in some context. The group has to decide if this item is sacred or profane. Third, what function the item serves the group. Fourth, is it appropriate to bring up. Appropriateness depends on who is trying to add the cultural item into the group. Fine agues appropriateness is crucial when presenting an idea to a group. Generally, it is more well accepted if it is from a person who has authority in the group, but not exclusively. Hierarchy is important because if a person who is lower status in the group tries to bring in the cultural item they may be disregarded. Finally, triggering event, something that causes this item to be added to the idioculture. These five components are necessary if a group is to add something to the group’s idioculture. Fine argues that the these components have a hierarchy. For example if someone wants to add something to the groups idioculture it must be known in order to be usable. Something must have a function to the group before it can deemed appropriate or not. If all five of these components are present and the order is correct, Fine argues that this cultural item can become part of the group’s
Kunda’s focus is on a plethora of different components; rituals, normative control, representational rituals and role embracement/denial. Kunda starts by focusing on rituals in the workplace. In Kunda’s “Presentation Rituals” article presentation rituals are, “rule governed activity of a symbolic character which draws attention of participants to objects of thoughts and feelings which they hold to be of special significance”. There are several examples of rituals that most companies partake in; group meetings, events, employee awards and other practices. These rituals show employees what the company values most. A group meeting might practice teamwork and comradery because it is one of the company's core