Pop culture and society Przemysław Dworzyński Pop culture‚ or popular culture is by dictionary defined as “cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people”. The term “popular culture” came into existence in the 19th century or earlier. Traditionally‚ the term has meant the education and general cultural awareness of the lower classes‚ as opposed to the "official culture". The stress in the distinction from
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Pop Culture in Academic Classrooms In discussions of the academic classroom‚ one controversial issue has been the incorporation of popular culture in a scholarly style. On the one hand‚ Gerald Graff‚ an English professor who has been teaching for several years at the University of Illinois in Chicago‚ argues that “street smarts‚” which can relate to popular culture‚ have educational value and can help young students show and develop their intellectualism. On the other hand‚ Mark Bauerlein‚ an English
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Abstract Western pop culture has been a phenomenon that it has influenced every aspect of society. In this paper I looked into how it has affected a third world country such as the Philippines‚ how pop culture has changed the country and its people. I find that some of the changes were for the better and some changes had a negative impact. Influences of Western Pop Culture Culture and traditions are significant in countries like Philippines‚ which has always cherished its rich heritage and
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quest‚ resulting in Shrek falling in love and the death of Farquaad. Throughout the film‚ elements of pop-culture are seen. The fairytale creatures are predominantly derived from American pop-culture. Shrek and the fairytale creatures
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Pop culture such as movies‚ music‚ sports‚ books and so much more are all critical aspects of everyday life in today’s time. It is hard to avoid pop culture in the modern world because it is seen in every aspect of society. Big businesses are the back bone to pop culture as they produce things that are popular to society to seek profit. The movie Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks released in 1993 is a product of pop culture at the time. During this time period many people in America were just learning
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Pop Culture Plants Insecurities in Young Minds Does popular culture psychologically affect society’s self-perception? Society spends an alarming amount of time on social media outlets such as television and the internet to follow their favorite celebrities. This unhealthy amount of exposure to these people‚ who are being constantly trained and edited into these “perfect” human beings‚ causes the average person to feel insecure and go through extreme measures to resemble them. Alarmingly‚ those
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American society has a huge problem when it comes to rape and rape culture. Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the 1970’s. It was used to describe the way in which rape and sexual violence against men and women have been normalized by the media and the general public. One in five women will be raped in their lifetime (Rabin). Most women and girls live in constant fear of being raped and therefore alter their everyday lives in order to prevent it‚ but yet rape is not taken seriously
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In reference to pop culture‚ Jessica D’Aprile‚ I thought that your example of the Twilight film and books as an example of pop culture were an excellent choice and I agree with you. This is a series that definitely meets the requirements of pop culture. The book series became extremely successful and the film became a high grossing film that spawned numerous sequels. This had a big effect in pop culture because at the time audiences were responding to it. This was a series that showed a different
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Pop culture boiled down is essentially culture that connects to the widest breadth of the population. However‚ when contrasted with less accessible forms of interest‚ it is often seen as the bread and butter of the arts. This polarizing analysis stems from the need to create a clear distinction between classes‚ driven by the hunger to feel above the masses in an individualistic and refined way. This is a very common mental route taken by those in the film community‚ as well as by fans of music outside
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Today‚ America is seemingly defined by its popular culture which has become a major export to the whole wide world. The pop culture refers to all things that people usually do and talk about‚ manners and beliefs that make a society grow. The culture that is well accepted and followed by everybody in the society. For every place‚ there is always different style of culture that all people who lives there are subject to follow in able to fit in to that given place. America is one of the major countries
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