Value of Popular Culture Jim and Pam got married‚ Ke$ha brushes her teeth with whiskey‚ and Lady Gaga ponders if we are actually born predisposed to be weird. No matter where you look‚ we are surrounded by pop culture. Popular culture is a sub-culture that is often mocked and scrutinized as not being meaningful or significant‚ pop culture is seen as what is considered “cool” at the moment in time‚ and carries no long-term effects on society or culture as a whole. Emile Durkheim once said “For
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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 has existed in our society since the early days of man. From the wearing of white wigs by the upperclassmen of the 18th century to the backward jersey wearing of today ’s youth‚ there are few aspects that are totally devoid of pop culture influence. With the introduction of the moving picture machine‚ the entertainment industry has even more greatly spread popular culture. With popular culture so widely spread‚ it has undoubtedly had a great effect on our society. Unfortunately‚ there
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Communications September 5‚ 2012 Does Art Reflect Culture or Does Culture Reflect Art? As I first pondered this question the obvious answer seemed to be that art reflects culture. However‚ something didn’t sound quite right. Then I realized that although I feel that art does reflect culture it goes deeper than mere reflection. There is an old song from 1968‚ performed by the "Supremes" called Reflections and a part of the lyrics is a perfect example of what I mean. "....Reflections of how life
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In addition to changing Canadian mentality ‚ Hippies have created an era of pop culture and lifestyle that has been carried into present times . During the early 60’s ‚ many Hippies migrated to rural areas of Canada and lived off the land as a way to get in touch with nature . For those who could not afford to live in remote locations ‚ communal living was the next best option as many Hippies were homeless and could only live comfortably by sharing with others . Communal living was the most preferred
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A Divided Society During the 1970s‚ pop culture in America was beginning to reflect the divided nature of American society during that time period. It began to reflect the changes and opinions that different subgroups exhibited. Pop culture made it obvious that society had many different views on their types of leisure activities that they participated in. The changing culture was greatly influenced by society’s views on topics such as‚ sporting events and films/movies. Baseball was greatly affected
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To what extent does criminal law reflect the moral and ethical standards of society? Criminal law is a construct of the government‚ enforced through tangible measures. In a democratic society‚ the government is elected by the citizens‚ and as such‚ laws are generally conceived with the aim to reflect whatever ethical or moral standards are presently acceptable. However‚ in order to be truly effective‚ some legislation must circumvent current sociological viewpoints in order to create laws that
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Things began to transform little by little after 1963 in the way America saw its political stance‚ social beliefs‚ and culture‚ and the crowd that was at the head of these transformations was seemingly the youth of the U.S. When the birth control pill‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Vietnam War‚ new music‚ and the budding drug market were all at the forefront of mainstream society‚ they all appeared to unify and consequently develop a new counterculture in The United States; the hippie. When the “hippie
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Culture creates who we are as individuals; it guides us in making every day choices and gives us a foundation on which to live our life’s and to run others. Our culture sets us aside from others‚ making us unique to the eye and to the heart. It gives us values to set the norms we live by‚ the capability to communicate and the drive to create the technology of which we use day by day. So what exactly is Culture? Culture is basically a human’s society’s total way of life; which is learned and shared
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Popular Culture and Post Colonialism in Kenya Popular culture as manifested in the book “The River Between” by Ngugi Wa Thiongo depicts the collision between Africans and European ideologies and ways of life in colonial Kenyan society thus telling us more about the foundations of contemporary post colonial Kenya. According to Jessie McKinney‚ Popular culture is the shared knowledge‚ beliefs and practices by a specific group that is especially as a result of Western culture that reflects and influences
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