2007-03-08 13:55:55 · 3 answers · asked by jay 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's basically a modern term for 'Mass culture' as defined by Karl Marx or 'Low culture' as defined by his peers. It is the culture of the masses i.e. McDonalds, commercial television, fashion, pop music... and the list goes on.
2007-03-08 14:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by soulgirl76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A term which, used in a narrow sense, describes mass cultural phenomena, such as soap operas, spectator sports, and pop music; more broadly, it describes the mentality and way of life of most people as opposed to elites. Popular culture is now the subject of serious study, with museums and university courses devoted to it.
(literally: "the culture of the people") consists of widespread cultural elements in any given society. Such elements are perpetuated through that society's vernacular language or an established lingua franca. It comprises the daily interactions, needs and desires and cultural 'moments' that make up the everyday lives of the mainstream. It can include any number of practices, including those pertaining to cooking, clothing, consumption, mass media and the many facets of entertainment such as sports and literature. (Compare meme.) Popular culture often contrasts with a more exclusive, even elitist "high culture."
Pop culture finds its expression in the mass circulation of items from areas such as fashion, music, sport and film. The world of pop culture had a particular influence on art from the early 1960s, through Pop Art.
2007-03-08 22:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by tourgle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
popular culture means normative influences radiated from one innovative trend setter to the next to the general population. it is adopting secularism and the fads of today.
American pop culture for example is consistently and persistently setting the envied lifestyle trend throughout the world, and therefore, everyone throughout the world loves american clothing, american movies, american music, american sports, american arts, american way of thinking and way of doing things, american television, i can go on. i'm not speaking for everyone, i am speaking for the mass.
and that to me is popular culture!
2007-03-08 22:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by SouthCali4LifeSD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋