Popular American Culture Austin Gardner SOC/105 October 20‚ 2013 Matthew Szlapak Popular American Culture Popular culture surrounds us every day; when we go to the grocery store it’s there in the checkout line‚ on the car radio when you drive down the road‚ and on every webpage that we visit. Not only is popular culture everywhere around us‚ it influences nearly every decision that we make; from the television shows we watch‚ the cloths we wear‚ the food we eat‚ or even the cars we choose to drive
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G. Parrinder “Sex”: (OED) i) divisions between organic beings into male and female ii) biological distinction iii) physical union ⎝ sexual intercourse Sexuality: ← Innate ← Context-specific ← Preference Gender: ← Biological or role ← Complex and changeable Stets and Burke ← “Femininity and masculinity - or one’s gender identity - refers to the degree to which persons see themselves as masculine or feminine given what it means to be a man or woman
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Trends in Popular American Culture Trends in Popular American Culture American culture has evolved so much in the last 40 years‚ it is amazing. So many things that are acceptable now‚ would have never been considered in the past. I will be discussing the social trend of using my space on the internet to create friendships and more serious relationships‚ the newest political trend of a women name Sarah Palin with a very controversial pasts running for vice president‚ the personal trends
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scene‚ especially when concerning action‚ thrillers‚ and dramas. Music is a legitimate form of popular culture because it has stood test of time and is the only form of popular culture widely regarded and cherished. Music is used to play the Star Spangled Banner and many other famous melodies to evoke patriotism for Americans. Every country has its own theme song‚ seeming to me to make music the most popular form of
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matter and dark energy‚ only insofar as paranormal phenomena are inconsistent with the world as already understood through empirical observation coupled with scientific methodology.[5] Thousands of stories relating to paranormal phenomena are found in popular culture‚ folklore‚ and the recollections of individual subjects.[6] In contrast‚ the scientific community‚ as referenced
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Baseball and American Popular Culture Baseball is an integral part of American pop culture. Many Americans grow up with baseball‚ playing it before they can even count all the bases. It is glorified‚ taught‚ and fed to us. When we play baseball‚ we find a respect for the game. The respect we gain from playing it has turned the game into a tradition of American culture. It has formed itself into the business of professional baseball‚ namely major league baseball. Professional players have become
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Popular Culture “Popular culture is the entirety of ideas‚ perspectives‚ attitudes‚ memes‚ images‚ and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture‚ especially western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century.”(“Popular Culture.” Def. Wikipedia ) Today‚ people of all ages are consumers of popular culture. Popular culture is often misunderstood as “pop culture” or “low culture.” However‚ I believe that
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Popular American Culture What is culture? Zimmerman (2012)‚ “culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts” (para. 1). We currently live in a society filled with many different nationalities therefore‚ creating many different cultural influences. There are many types of cultures that exist from Latin culture and American culture to popular culture. Prior to current research‚ I was oblivious
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Function of Popular Culture Although many people believe that popular culture is negatively effecting our and our children ’s lives‚ because it is saturated with meaningless information and dumbing us down to drones which sit in front of televisions or computers‚ it is actually a very important aspect of our lives which allows our society to function more smoothly and easily. Before we get into this we should first define popular culture. Popular is defined as “of‚ pertaining to‚ or
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getting into the car‚ a parent typically follows the process of buckling in his or her child and then turning on the radio to the preferred station. Though this might seem like a harmless habit‚ one rarely ever stops to decipher the connotation of the popular songs being played. While an adult might mindlessly sing along to the Top 40‚ a listening child may easily grasp the immoral principles the songs distribute. Some people might declare that not all songs convey a bad message‚ but in reality‚ the mass
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