Popular and Academic Culture Research Report Background and introduction Since we have been in the era of information‚ we are exposed to and absorb many various information resources. The ubiquity of information has made people feel it is hard to see the differences between popular and academic culture. Hence‚ the accuracy of the definitions of the two cultures has been hard to distinguish. This study is going to talk about two issuespopular and academic culture. The purpose of this paper
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Heracles (Hercules)‚ appearing in popular culture and the effect his myths had on early civilizations. Considered by most to be the greatest of the Greek folk heroes‚ Hercules was the embodiment of masculinity and physical power. The word “herculean” literally translates into “having enormous strength‚ courage‚ or size” (dictionary.com.) Since their inception‚ the myths and legends of Hercules have been immensely popular and have had vast influences on people and cultures throughout the world. Over the
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Social Constructions American popular culture has brought entertainment to many for the past two centuries. However‚ very little people know the extent to which American popular culture has shaped the historical relationship between marginalized social groups and dominate American society. Traditionally‚ the term popular culture has denoted the education level and general "cultural-ness" of the lower classes‚ as opposed to the "official culture" and higher education emanated by the dominant classes
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The term “popular culture” according to scholars‚ like Raymond Williams and John Storey must agree with the qualifier popular. And any culture that is generally accepted among various classes in the society is fit to be called popular. However‚ for a culture to be popular in the twenty first century‚ it should be affordable and should appeal to all classes. In the sense that it influence on them must drive their pleasure towards this particular product or activity. The soap opera Super Story has
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Popular American culture is defined as modern-day ways of life and things that are well known and commonly accepted or have cultural patterns that are prevalent in a populace. Popular culture is often referred to as pop culture. The writer of this paper will compile an inventory of artifacts of popular culture that he has come into contact with and attempt to give them perspective. The influence of popular American culture on the author’s personal decision making will be discussed. The values‚ commonality
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attitudes influence one’s gender identity‚ they are not the same as gender identity.” Kilbourne “Toxic Cultural Environment” - Franz Boas “Cultural Pluralism” ← The proliferation of multiple cultures within one location‚ leading to greater diversity ← Potential to create respect for cultural difference ← More tv stations/programs that cater to minority cultures and religions
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Canada’s popular culture is a little different than that of the United States. Canada seems to emphasize on nature and the effects of humans in nature. The book defines popular culture as a‚ “reflection of everyday in the lives of ordinary people” (Holman and Thacker‚ p. 125). They also have a theme of death in their stories they tell. When the Canadians tell about nature they always capitalize on the dangers and make it well known that there are many dangers in this world. They also have a survival
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Consequences of Popular Culture A Consequence can be defined as‚ Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition. In this matter we are referring to the consequences of Pop Culture towards violence. Violence in general has one meaning‚ an act of aggression. We will be examining three types of violence in our culture‚ Domestic violence‚ Youth violence‚ and of course Gun violence. We feel that all three of these types of violence have increased in today ’s society as
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Culture can be viewed as the customs‚ arts and social interactions of a particular nation‚ people‚ or other social group (Yourdictionary.com‚ 2013) Popular culture is defined as “Cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.” (Dictionary.com‚ 2013) Three major trends in popular American culture would be: Social networking‚ reality television‚ and technology. Social networking has changed how we do communicate‚ think and live
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American Popular Culture The difference between Americans and people from all over the world is that Americans work for a living‚ that strive that American society has to buy and consume everything that is need it and sometime not need it‚ has make the United States of America the top economy of the world‚ every company looking to expand their market through globalization has to reach the United States of America market to maximize financial gain. This privilege position the America has comes from
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