10 Facts About Mass culture

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The primary driving force behind popular culture is mass appeal, and it is produced by what cultural analyst Theodor Adorno refers to as the "culture industry".

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Therefore, popular Mass culture has a way of influencing an individual's attitudes towards certain topics.

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The common pop-Mass culture categories are: entertainment, sports, news, politics, fashion, technology, and slang.

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Traditionally, popular Mass culture was associated with poor education and with the lower classes, as opposed to the "official Mass culture" and higher education of the upper classes.

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Stress in the distinction from "official Mass culture" became more pronounced towards the end of the 19th century, a usage that became established by the interbellum period.

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Storey claims that popular Mass culture emerged from the urbanization of the Industrial Revolution.

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From its beginning, popular Mass culture has revolved around classes in society and the push-back between them.

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High Mass culture can be described as art and works considered of superior value, historically, aesthetically and socially.

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Low Mass culture is regarded by some as that of the lower classes, historically.

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Mass culture argued that the commodities of the culture industry are "popular" because they are homogenous and obey standard conventions; the media then influences the tastes of children.

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