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    world‚ through which you can express your personality‚ your social status‚ and your ideas. To choose clothes is to define and describe ourselves. [Lurie ‚ The Language of Clothes‚ 1981] In all societies clothing is part of the culture. In current western society‚ pop culture reigns in fashion. All the way from couturiers like the Dior or de la Renta house in expensive boutiques‚ to designers like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger‚ names we see in department stores like Nordstrom and Meier and Frank

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    individuality and is part of every culture. The music is more than just music‚ it is really a way for professional musicians to express themselves to the rest of the world‚ and is also a way for those listening to the music to express and feel the same. Music existed before most other forms of entertainment. In movies‚ music is used to set the tone and mood for the current scene‚ especially when concerning action‚ thrillers‚ and dramas. Music is a legitimate form of popular culture because it has stood test

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    Heracles (Hercules)‚ appearing in popular culture and the effect his myths had on early civilizations. Considered by most to be the greatest of the Greek folk heroes‚ Hercules was the embodiment of masculinity and physical power. The word “herculean” literally translates into “having enormous strength‚ courage‚ or size” (dictionary.com.) Since their inception‚ the myths and legends of Hercules have been immensely popular and have had vast influences on people and cultures throughout the world. Over the

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    not the same as gender identity.” Kilbourne “Toxic Cultural Environment” - Franz Boas “Cultural Pluralism” ← The proliferation of multiple cultures within one location‚ leading to greater diversity ← Potential to create respect for cultural difference ← More tv stations/programs that cater to minority cultures and religions

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    Popular American Culture SOC/105 December 05‚ 2012 Popular American Culture Many people do not know what popular American culture is. Popular American culture surrounds everyday life. Some popular American culture influences the way many people live his or her lives day by day. According to Petracca and Sorapure (2007)‚ many say that popular American culture influence on society should be considered negative (p. 4-5). This conclusion is based on violence and sexual explicitness in movies

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    Popular Culture Before talking about popular culture I would like to talk about the word culture. It is probably one of the most complex words of the English language‚ having many different meanings defined by different people. One of many possible definitions of popular culture is that it is “a general process of intellectual‚ spiritual and aesthetic development”. The development of great artists‚ great poets and great philosophers is an embodiment of this definition. Another possible and much

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    Define modern popular culture : Popular culture reflects about how people live their life. Culture is understanding the human’s behavior‚ that includes thought ‚ communication‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ values‚ actions and institutions of racial‚ ethnic ‚religious‚ or social group(Adams‚ bell and Griffin 1997‚254). Music‚ television and movies play a major role in spreading modern culture to all human being. Modern culture helps us to compare how people live now and before. It makes us to balance

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    American Popular Culture Leonel Gutierrez SOC/ 105 September 11‚ 2012 Gregory Shrout American Popular Culture Our communities are built on a foundation whose culture we build. Through our culture‚ we define who we are as individuals and how our societies influence our communities. American popular culture has a great influence on our personal decisions and is a very important aspect of our lifestyle. Through television‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ music‚ sports

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    Lecture on British Culture and Civilization. POPULAR CULTURE: A REFLECTION OF HIGH CULTURE. (By Leyla Oliveros Concha) Most of the time‚ those who are involved in academic contexts‚ try to figure out or establish which elements “deserve” being members of this essential part of the society called culture. You may think that it sounds completely normal‚ however‚ guess what? Houston‚ we have a problem. The problem is the fact that society tends to associate culture with concepts‚ such as

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    American Popular Culture Austin R. Lee SOC/105 Introduction to Popular American Culture March 28‚ 2012 Hilary Hicks American Popular Culture The Purpose of this paper is to define the term “Popular Culture” as well as identify major trends in American popular culture. After identify major trends in American Pop-culture the paper will go on to analyze the impact that each trend has on personal decision making. In order to define the term popular culture a person must first understand the

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