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'''Popular culture''' (also called '''pop culture''') is generally recognized |
'''Popular culture''' (also called '''pop culture''') is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of the [[cultural practice|practices]], [[opinion|beliefs]], and [[cultural objects|objects]] that are dominant or ubiquitous in a [[society]] at a given point in time. Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects. Heavily influenced in [[modern history|modern times]] by [[mass media]], this collection of ideas permeates the [[everyday life|everyday lives]] of people in a given society. Therefore, popular culture has a way of influencing an individual's [[attitude (psychology)|attitudes]] towards certain topics.<ref>McGaha, Julie. "Popular Culture & Globalization". ''Multicultural Education'' 23.1 (2015): 32–37. ''SocINDEX with Full Text''. Web. 5 Aug. 2016.</ref> However, there are various ways to define pop culture.<ref>Strinati, D. (2004). ''An introduction to theories of popular culture''. Routledge.</ref> Because of this, popular culture is considered{{by whom?|date=June 2018}} an [[empty conceptual category]], or something that can be defined in a variety of conflicting ways by different people across different contexts.<ref>Storey, J. (2018). ''Cultural theory and popular culture: An introduction''. Routledge.</ref> It is generally defined{{by whom?|date=June 2018}} in contrast to other forms of [[culture]] such as [[mass culture]], [[folk culture]], [[working-class culture]], or [[high culture]], and also through different theoretical perspectives such as [[psychoanalysis]], [[structuralism]], [[Postmodern philosophy|postmodernism]], and more. The most common pop-culture categories are: [[entertainment]] (such as [[movies]], [[music]], [[television]], and [[video games]]), [[sport]]s, [[news]] (as in people/places in the news), [[politics]], [[fashion]]/clothes, [[technology]], and [[slang]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://mrpopculture.com/what-is-pop-culture |title= What Is Pop Culture? By Gary West}}</ref> |
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Popular culture is sometimes viewed |
Popular culture is sometimes viewed by many people as being trivial and [[Dumbing down|"dumbed down"]] in order to find consensual acceptance from (or to attract attention amongst) the [[mainstream]]. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various [[Subculture|non-mainstream]] sources (most notably from [[Religion|religious]] groups and from [[Counterculture|countercultural]] groups) which deem it superficial, [[Consumerism|consumerist]], [[Sensationalism|sensationalist]], or corrupt.<ref>{{cite web |author= Darrell L. Bock and Daniel B. Nixon |url= http://www.rebeccasreads.com/Reviews/ReviewBockDethroningJesus.html |title= Rebecca's Reads - Darrell L. Bock & Daniel B. Wallace - Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture's Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ |publisher= Rebeccasreads.com |date= |accessdate= 2009-06-21 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090514035114/http://www.rebeccasreads.com/Reviews/ReviewBockDethroningJesus.html |archivedate= 2009-05-14 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.calvin.edu/news/2000-01/eyes.htm |title= Calvin College: Calvin News |publisher= Calvin.edu |date= 2001-03-15 |accessdate= 2009-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cracked.com/article_16619_7-things-from-pop-culture-that-apparently-piss-jesus-off.html |title= 7 Things From Pop Culture That Apparently Piss Jesus Off |publisher= Cracked.com |date= |accessdate= 2009-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irishcalvinist.com/?p=1841 |title= Book Review- Jesus Made in America – Irish Calvinist |publisher= Irishcalvinist.com |date= 2008-10-14 |accessdate= 2009-06-21 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090206231017/http://www.irishcalvinist.com/?p=1841 |archivedate= 2009-02-06 |df= }} |
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Although the folkloric element of popular culture engages heavily with the [[commerce|commercial]] element, the public has its own tastes and it may not always embrace every cultural or subcultural item sold. Moreover, beliefs and opinions about the products of commercial culture spread by [[word of mouth|word-of-mouth]], and become modified in the process and in the same manner that folklore evolves. |
Although the folkloric element of popular culture engages heavily with the [[commerce|commercial]] element, the public has its own tastes and it may not always embrace every cultural or subcultural item sold. Moreover, beliefs and opinions about the products of commercial culture spread by [[word of mouth|word-of-mouth]], and become modified in the process and in the same manner that folklore evolves. |
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== Usage of popular culture == |
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Many people say that popular culture is a tool that that higher ranking people in a society and elites (who often control mass media and popular culture outlets) for them to control the people below them in society. It's also said that popular culture dull's their minds, making them more passive and easier to control. Another way people say popular culture is used is that it is used as a means of rebellion against the ways and culture of dominant groups of the society.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/popular-culture-definition-3026453|title=How Did Pop Culture Originate?|work=ThoughtCo|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref> Popular culture is also viewed as a commercial culture with big companies and people using is as a way to use the consumers of popular culture.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Sources of popular culture== |
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*[[Television programs]] |
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*[[Popular music]] |
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*[[Corporations]] |
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*[[Video games]] <sup>''(no section)''</sup> |
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*[[The internet]] <sup>''(no section)''</sup> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philosophynow.org/issues/64/Pop_Culture_An_Overview|title=Pop Culture: An Overview {{!}} Issue 64 {{!}} Philosophy Now|website=philosophynow.org|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref> |
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===Television programs=== |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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{{Main|Popular music}} |
{{Main|Popular music}} |
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'''Popular music''' is music with wide appeal<ref name="PopMusic1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Definition of "popular music" {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/popular-music|website = www.collinsdictionary.com|accessdate = 2015-11-15}}</ref> that is typically distributed to large audiences through the [[music industry]]. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no [[musical training]].<ref name="PopMusic1">Popular Music. (2015). ''Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia''</ref> It stands in contrast to both [[art music]]<ref name="PopMusic2">{{Cite book|title = The New Oxford Companion Music, Volume 1: A-J|last = Arnold|first = Denis|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 1983|isbn = 0-19-311316-3|location = |pages = 111}}</ref><ref name="PopMusic4">{{Cite journal|url = |title = Analysing popular music: theory, method and practice|last = Tagg|first = Philip|date = 1982|journal = Popular Music|doi = 10.1017/S0261143000001227|pmid = |access-date = }}</ref> and [[folk music|traditional or "folk" music]]. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of [[written music]], although since the beginning of the [[recording industry]], it is also disseminated through [[sound recording|recordings]]. Traditional music forms such as early [[blues]] songs or [[hymn]]s were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences.<ref name="PopMusic2" /> |
'''Popular music''' is music with wide appeal<ref name="PopMusic1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Definition of "popular music" {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/popular-music|website = www.collinsdictionary.com|accessdate = 2015-11-15}}</ref> that is typically distributed to large audiences through the [[music industry]]. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no [[musical training]].<ref name="PopMusic1">Popular Music. (2015). ''Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia''</ref> It stands in contrast to both [[art music]]<ref name="PopMusic2">{{Cite book|title = The New Oxford Companion Music, Volume 1: A-J|last = Arnold|first = Denis|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 1983|isbn = 0-19-311316-3|location = |pages = 111}}</ref><ref name="PopMusic4">{{Cite journal|url = |title = Analysing popular music: theory, method and practice|last = Tagg|first = Philip|date = 1982|journal = Popular Music|volume = 2|pages = 37|doi = 10.1017/S0261143000001227|pmid = |access-date = }}</ref> and [[folk music|traditional or "folk" music]]. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of [[written music]], although since the beginning of the [[recording industry]], it is also disseminated through [[sound recording|recordings]]. Traditional music forms such as early [[blues]] songs or [[hymn]]s were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences.<ref name="PopMusic2" /> |
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==Sport== |
===Sport=== |
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Sport includes all forms of [[Competition|competitive]] [[physical activity]] or [[game]]s which,<ref name=sportaccord>{{cite web |publisher=SportAccord |url=http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idIndex=32&idContent=14881 |title=Definition of sport |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111028112912/http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idIndex=32&idContent=14881 |archivedate=28 October 2011}}</ref> through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, [[entertainment]] for spectators.<ref name=council>{{cite web|last=Council of Europe|title=The Europien sport charter|url=https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/ViewDoc.jsp?id=206451|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref> |
Sport includes all forms of [[Competition|competitive]] [[physical activity]] or [[game]]s which,<ref name=sportaccord>{{cite web |publisher=SportAccord |url=http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idIndex=32&idContent=14881 |title=Definition of sport |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111028112912/http://www.sportaccord.com/en/members/index.php?idIndex=32&idContent=14881 |archivedate=28 October 2011}}</ref> through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, [[entertainment]] for spectators.<ref name=council>{{cite web|last=Council of Europe|title=The Europien sport charter|url=https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/ViewDoc.jsp?id=206451|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref> |
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==Corporate branding== |
===Corporate branding=== |
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[[Corporate branding]] refers to the practice of promoting the [[brand name]] of a corporate entity, as opposed to specific products or services.<ref |
[[Corporate branding]] refers to the practice of promoting the [[brand name]] of a corporate entity, as opposed to specific products or services.<ref>{{cite web | title=Pop Culture: An Overview - Issue 64 | website=Philosophy Now | url=https://philosophynow.org/issues/64/Pop_Culture_An_Overview | access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Bread and circuses]] |
* [[Bread and circuses]] |
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* [[Cultural icon]] |
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* [[Fads]] |
* [[Fads]] |
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* [[Hip hop]] |
* [[Hip hop]] |
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*''[[Journal of Popular Culture]]'' |
* ''[[Journal of Popular Culture]]'' |
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* [[Low culture]] |
* [[Low culture]] |
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* [[MTV Generation]] |
* [[MTV Generation]] |
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* [[Peter Swirski|Swirski, Peter]] (2005). ''From Lowbrow to Nobrow''. Montreal, London: McGill-Queen's University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7735-3019-5}}. |
* [[Peter Swirski|Swirski, Peter]] (2005). ''From Lowbrow to Nobrow''. Montreal, London: McGill-Queen's University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7735-3019-5}}. |
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* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2046498 On Religion and Popular Culture] |
* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2046498 On Religion and Popular Culture] |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Cowen, Tyler, "For Some Developing Countries, America's Popular Culture Is Resistible". ''The New York Times'', 22 February 2007, sec. C, p. 3. |
* Cowen, Tyler, "For Some Developing Countries, America's Popular Culture Is Resistible". ''The New York Times'', 22 February 2007, sec. C, p. 3. |
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* Furio, Joanne, "The Significance of MTV and Rap Music in Popular Culture". ''The New York Times'', 29 December 1991, sec. VI, p. 2. |
* Furio, Joanne, "The Significance of MTV and Rap Music in Popular Culture". ''The New York Times'', 29 December 1991, sec. VI, p. 2. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |