What is popular culture and what does it mean to me. Popular culture is everything that is makes a society what it is attitudes, behavioral patterns, beliefs, customs, and tastes of a society are the popular culture for that society. In reality, it is what shapes the everyday world of that society that is popular culture. Popular culture is the new version of folk culture, in addition popular culture is always changing and remolding itself within our way of life. Popular culture is the way most people within a society live. Why having an understanding of popular culture is important to me in a business environment or in my present and future career. First, if my future career is in the entertainment industry then everything about my career is about popular culture. Second, there are many marketing aspects to the understanding of popular culture to help you advertise and sell your product on the market to the masses. Finally, the study of popular culture will assist you in creating future products that will be used by the popular culture. What I would consider an example of popular culture. These three images would be my example of popular cultures mental image of the three types of male stereotypes and social classes that make up the whole of America’s popular culture, and why I chose these images as my pop culture artifacts. Homer Simpson is popular culture’s typical view of the lower class male citizens for example; rednecks, white trash, etc…. The character from American Dad represents the typical view of the middle class American male for example; police officers, military soldiers, and the typical male in today’s society. Finally, Superman represents the typical view of the elite class of citizens for example; the rich, politicians, the president, governors, mobsters, drug lords, etc….
References
Petracca, M. & Soprapure, M. (2007). Common Culture Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture Fifth Edition. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
Browne, R.B. (2005). Profiles of Popular Culture A Reader. Madison Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press
Images provided by bing.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009, from internet link provided. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=popular+culture&FORM=BIFD#
References
Petracca, M. & Soprapure, M. (2007). Common Culture Reading and Writing About American Popular Culture Fifth Edition. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
Browne, R.B. (2005). Profiles of Popular Culture A Reader. Madison Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press
Images provided by bing.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009, from internet link provided. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=popular+culture&FORM=BIFD#
Ok this stuff was wierd but I got it posted hope it is as easy for everyone else
ReplyDeleteI never really looked at these figures the way you have, but now that you mention it the stereotypes fit. I have to say when I first saw the picture of Homer I thought you would be discussing how the show The Simpsons is an artifact of Pop Culture. I mean the show is almost as old as I am which is amazing. The show has been around since 1989 and was apart of the Tracy Ullman show before that. Throught the 441+ episodes the show has had guest appearances by some of Hollywoods elite members like Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Steve Martin, 50-cent, and many others. The show has really staked claim to its place in Pop Culture.
ReplyDeleteRichard, great post! The Simpsons and American Dad are two of my favorite shows. I never thought of the lower, middle, upper class comparison until you mentioned it but you are right. Thanks!
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