NounWikipedia has an article on: Pop culturePlural uncountable Category: English nounsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus 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. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society. By contrast, folklore refers to the cultural mainstream of more local or pre-industrial societies. Popular culture is often viewed as being trivial and dumbed-down in order to find consensual acceptance throughout the mainstream. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various non-mainstream sources (most notably religious groups and countercultural groups) which deem it superficial, consumerist, sensationalist, and corrupted. The term "popular culture" itself is of 19th century coinage, in original usage referring to the education and "culturedness" of the lower classes. The term began to assume the meaning of a culture of the lower classes separate from and opposed to "true education" towards the end of the century, a usage that became established by the interbellum period. The current meaning of the term, culture for mass consumption, especially originating in the United States, is established by the end of World War II. The abbreviated form "pop culture" dates to the 1960s. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How strong of an influence do celebrities and pop culture carry? Q. If there is a celebrity, that is blowing up pop culture.. what passive effect does that have on life. Ex. If someone told you that they think you are cute because you look like Pharell. Would have rather heard you are cute because you look like yourself. Asked by ? - Wed Mar 18 02:37:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. it has a huge effect on people. for example. have you ever noticed that the women that read magazines with picture of pepole like kylie mongue and all those extremely popular women in media, are completely unhappy with how they look, seeing alot of thin and pretty women in these mags totally shatters their sence of comftablity with their own looks. they feel pressured to look like the women in the mags and hate how they look themselves. Answered by gnr_fan11 - Wed Mar 18 02:48:03 2009 Is it all possible to stay abreast of the important events of the world without being exposed to pop culture? Q. I was just wondering, because I would like to be more informed about what's going on. Unfortunately, though, inconsequential pop culture-related stuff seems to have a chokehold on both the written and spoken media. Asked by tangerine - Fri May 15 09:24:20 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes you can, but almost all *news* nowadays is biased, so you have to be good at cross-referencing information with multiple sources and taking everything you hear with a certain grain of salt. I'm the same as you. I like to know what's going on, but I get sick of the junk that follows along in the wake. Answered by Elvis Fan - Fri May 15 09:46:32 2009 the technology and the pop culture of the 1900s and 1950s?
Q. I need information on the technology and the pop culture of the 1900s, the 1950s, and this decade. I need to write about how they are socialization agents and how they influenced that decade. I really can't find any good websites. if anybody has any information i would really appreciate it. Asked by Natalie H - Sun May 25 12:36:44 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. i thnk the radio and stuff like the first tvs. jazz music was popular with the harlem renassance im pretty sure. i think like swing music was new.. they influenced the decades to be more advanced in technology and many older american traditions faded wit the use of the first cars. suburbans were made and highways, and rest stops. gas places and stuff were made cuz of this. um.. yea thts wat i got. Answered by cookingsoda - Sun May 25 12:48:59 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pop culture"  content.usatoday.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:59:50 GMT+00:00 - culture references to Cincinnati USA Today The Pop Five is a series of Pop Candy readers' top five lists. Today's contribution comes from Maria H. (Travelchick) in Cincinnati: 5. ...  gamedaily.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:26:42 GMT+00:00 Game Daily While vampires are currently hot on the pop culture meter, pirates still remain popular among a certain group. Now it looks like The Sims 3 is going to go ...  lemondrop.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:06:23 GMT+00:00 Lemondrop (blog) The school is home to the Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies, which contains an "extraordinary collection of popular print materials ... From Google News Search: "pop culture"  newnownext.com 627px x 450px | 135.80kB [source page] Whew Relief on two Britney fronts The actual Womanizer single cover has arrived and the single itself will drop tomorrow Popjustice  newnownext.com 650px x 450px | 145.50kB [source page] While Funhouse wasn t all that fun P nk herself is still about the coolest girl on the planet From Yahoo Image Search: "pop culture"  vanitymotel.com Styli hu, 02 Sep 2010 15:51:00 GM the celebrity cutting edge news source on . pop culture. . From Google Blog Search: "pop culture" |
