Function of Popular Culture
Although many people believe that popular culture is negatively effecting our and our children's lives, because it is saturated with meaningless information and dumbing us
down to drones which sit in front of televisions or computers, it is actually a very important aspect of our lives which allows our society to function more smoothly and
easily. Before we get into this we should first define popular culture. Popular is defined as “of, pertaining to, or consisting of the common people, or the people as a whole as distinguished from any particular class; constituted or carried on by the people.” Culture is defined as “the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.”1 As these definitions confirm popular culture is an all encompassing thing that nobody can get away from, despite how much they may want to, but this may actually prove to be a good......
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