popular culture

Examples of popular culture in the following topics:

• High and Low Culture

  • Popular culture studies is the academic discipline studying popular culture from a critical theory perspective.
  • The definition of what constitutes popular culture - and where it falls within high and low culture - is frequently debated.
  • However, this definition of popular culture has the problem that much "high culture" (e.g., television dramatizations of Jane Austen) is also "popular. " "Pop culture" is also defined as the culture that is "left over" when we have decided what high culture is.
  • A postmodernist approach to popular culture might argue that there is no longer a clear distinction between high culture and popular culture.
  • Discuss the roles of both high culture and popular culture within society

• Fads

  • A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion that becomes popular in a culture (or subcultures) relatively quickly, remains popular, often for a rather brief period, then loses popularity dramatically.

• Culture and Society

  • Popular and indigenous music were not considered part of culture.
  • Popular (or "pop") culture, by contrast, is more mainstream and influenced by mass media and the common opinion.
  • Popular culture tends to change as tastes and opinions change over time, whereas high culture generally stays the same throughout the years.
  • For instance, the high culture of elites is now contrasted with popular or pop culture.
  • High culture simply refers to the objects, symbols, norms, values, and beliefs of a particular group of people; popular culture does the same.

• Culture Wars

  • A culture war is a struggle between two sets of conflicting cultural values.
  • Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci presented in the 1920s a theory of cultural hegemony.
  • He stated that a culturally diverse society can be dominated by one class who has a monopoly over the mass media and popular culture, and Gramsci argued for a culture war in which anti-capitalist elements seek to gain a dominant voice in the mass media, education, and other mass institutions.
  • So-called red state/blue state maps have become popular for showing election results.
  • Support the notion of a culture war by giving an example from your own contemporary society

• Cultural Evolution

  • For instance, the high culture of elites is now contrasted with popular or pop culture.
  • In this sense, high culture no longer refers to the idea of being cultured, as all people are cultured.
  • High culture simply refers to the objects, symbols, norms, values, and beliefs of a particular group of people; popular culture refers to the same.
  • Most social scientists today reject the cultured vs. uncultured concept of culture.
  • The result is a belief in cultural relativism, which suggests that there are no "better" or "worse" cultures, just different cultures.

• Introduction

  • For that, we need culture.
  • From the photo alone we can tell that this individual is trained in ballet, a particular form of dance popular in certain parts of the world.
  • For instance, the high culture of elites is now contrasted with popular or pop culture.
  • In this sense, high culture no longer refers to the idea of being cultured, as all people are cultured.
  • High culture simply refers to the objects, symbols, norms, values, and beliefs of a particular group of people; popular culture does the same.Most social scientists today reject the cultured vs. uncultured concept of culture.

• Romantic Love

  • In culture, arranged marriages and betrothals are customs that may conflict with romance due to the nature of the arrangement.
  • The conception of romantic love was popularized in Western culture by the concept of courtly love.
  • Romantic love may also be classified according to two categories: "popular romance" and "divine or spiritual" romance.
  • Popular romance may include but is not limited to the following types: idealistic, normal intense, predictable as well as unpredictable, consuming, intense but out of control, material and commercial, physical and sexual, and finally grand and demonstrative.
  • The conception of romantic love was popularized in Western culture by the concept of courtly love.

• Animals and Culture

  • Animal culture refers to cultural learning in non-human animals through socially transmitted behaviors.
  • Animal culture refers to cultural learning in non-human animals through socially transmitted behaviors.
  • The question of the existence of culture in non-human societies has been a contentious subject for decades due to the inexistence of a concise definition for culture.
  • One of the first signs of culture in early humans was the use of tools.
  • The subject has become more popular recently, prompting more research in the field.

• Fieldwork and Observation

  • Ethnography is a research process that uses fieldwork and observation to learn about a particular community or culture.
  • Ethnography is a qualitative research strategy, involving a combination of fieldwork and observation, which seeks to understand cultural phenomena that reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group.
  • It was pioneered in the field of socio-cultural anthropology, but has also become a popular method in various other fields of social sciences, particularly in sociology.
  • Although it often involves studying ethnic or cultural minority groups, this is not always the case.
  • In participant observation, the researcher immerses himself in a cultural environment, usually over an extended period of time, in order to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals (such as a religious, occupational, or sub-cultural group, or a particular community) and their practices.

• Countercultures

  • Counterculture is a term describing the values and norms of a cultural group that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day.
  • Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition.
  • Counterculture youth rejected the cultural standards of their parents, especially with respect to racial segregation and initial widespread support for the Vietnam War.
  • The counterculture collapsed circa 1973, and many have attributed its collapse to two major reasons: First, the most popular of its political goals — civil rights, civil liberties, gender equality, environmentalism, and the end of the Vietnam War — were accomplished.