Pop culture refers to the
reflection of humans taste and perceptions.
In addition, what people will choose to give importance to. For several
years culture is passed down and generated as if it were a hierarchical. Meaning cultural activities continue to
reproduce and exist within individual’s social class. Culture today is led
through various mediums and media outlets such as radio, television, film,
magazines, newspapers, and music.
Prior to the 1960’s and 1970’s,
culture was pertained to certain artistic activities or events. Anthropologist connects the word culture to
social behavior and expression. However, the word culture consists of a mixture
of languages, arts, actions, and routines of human activities. Later in the 19 century, culture was used for
more political needs.
According to French socialist
Pierre Bourdieu, culture merely distinguishes between social hierarchies[1]. Today cultures consist of a dominant class
which holds the power and drive over the lower class. The lower class generally
seeks different views from the upper class. In other words, cultures are split
up amongst social status.
People who are in the culture from above are
well off in society and generally dominate.
Due to their social class, they have access to more experiences such as
operas, arts, and lavish social gatherings. The culture from above continues to mold and
generate their ideas using various media outlets. Thus the media itself is
reproducing images and concepts to generate to the mass audience. An example of
the influence from the culture above would be the affect large corporations
have on people. Large corporations have
the power to persuade a massive audience.
For instance, many people feel the need to keep up with the society by
watching the most popular show, listening to the most popular artist, or
purchasing the latest technology gadget. The I phone is one of the most talk
about technologies.
The culture from below generally
consists of people from the lower class. They may be from the lower class but still
can generate the power to lead. The advantage of the culture from below is it consists of more people. Although-out history, the generation from
below has stirred the direction of the massive. For instance, the music
industry alone was led from the culture below.
African American stirred the direction of the blues, jazz, and now day’s
hip hop. Music is a big influence on society and can form people’s
identification. Music influences attitudes, social behavior, and fashion in
culture.
Pop culture continues to grow and
change. Pop culture does affect the everyday life’s of people. This blog will
explore how pop culture generates and continues to develop overtime.
