Preliminary Questions 1- What are some of the differences between folk and popular culture? Folk culture is usually homogenous in ethnicity‚ and pop culture can vary greatly. Folk culture is in more rural areas and have a smaller population than pop culture. Folk culture is also more consistent in what they do‚ Pop culture changes very often. (List at least 3 difference comparing folk and popular culture) How is folk culture diffused differently than pop culture? Folk culture is diffused by relocation
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LIFE IMITATES ART‚ MOVIES IMITATE LIFE Life Imitates Art‚ Movies Imitate Life Danna M. Rey American Military University LIFE IMITATES ART‚ MOVIES IMITATE LIFE Imagine a world where clothes were non-existent‚ and it did not matter if your outfit was the current flair‚ or if your shoes were the latest style. Our culture would halfway cease to exist. The western culture puts so much emphasis on fashion‚ our lives begin to move and mold themselves around it. Fashion is
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Popular Culture SOC/105 The study of culture rather it is popular‚ American‚ or folk can be very important to our generation. Studying culture can help an individual understand the history as well as people. The first step one should take would be knowing the meaning of and difference between culture and popular culture. In this paper one will find out the meaning of both culture and popular culture. The term American culture will be discussed‚ the 3 major trends in American culture‚
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Popular American culture is defined as modern-day ways of life and things that are well known and commonly accepted or have cultural patterns that are prevalent in a populace. Popular culture is often referred to as pop culture. The writer of this paper will compile an inventory of artifacts of popular culture that he has come into contact with and attempt to give them perspective. The influence of popular American culture on the author’s personal decision making will be discussed. The values‚ commonality
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Luvleen Singh Period 4 11/17/10 Folk VS Pop Culture Outline Preliminary Questions 1 Some differences between pop and folk culture include fashion and clothes. For example‚ in pop culture‚ new fashions change constantly and are influenced by the media and celebrities whereas in folk culture‚ clothing styles are passed down by generation to generation. Another difference is the way they are diffused; Pop culture is spread by hierarchal diffusion whilst in folk culture‚ they hinder new and
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Meghan Balmer 10/20/10 Popular Culture Critical Survey Project It would be hard for one to dispute the fact that MTV has influenced every pop culture trend since its birth in 1981. One could even say that MTV is pop culture. No other media network holds in the palm of its hand the power to control popular cultural evolution the way MTV does. What other media network has influenced and help shape public opinion‚ filmmaking‚ newsgathering techniques‚ presidential politics‚ and world politics
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“The ruling ideas of the age are ever the ideas of the ruling class.” – Marx & Engles High culture is characterised by timeless artefacts that shape and reflect the taste of those of the ‘high class’. In the past‚ before the introduction of popular culture‚ it was the ‘ruling classes’‚ the people with the money‚ power and status that defined what was considered to be of a high quality hence a part of ‘high society’. It was these people who outlined what was ‘good’ and what was ‘bad’‚ what was acceptable
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Documenting Sources Elizabeth Estrada COM/150 12/1/12 SOURCES: 1.) "The inspiration really was Advertising Week‚ we love advertising and popular culture‚ and we wanted to build a community of people to share their thoughts about pop culture.” (McCale‚ 2004) 2.) According to Lucinda Waltrous‚ “Advertising began in 1841 by Volney B. Palmer‚ it wasn ’t until the 20th century that advertising agencies began to offer a full spectrum of services ranging from branding
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This essay examines the situation of fandom in society‚ and its’ effect; both ethnically and frugally. I really enjoyed reading and interpreting what the author had to say‚ which I thought he portrayed well through his use of language. The author proposes a discussion on the characteristics of fandom under the following headings; Discrimination and Distinction‚ Productivity and Participation‚ and Capital Accumulation. He applies these three attributes liberally‚ as a general application to fandom
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