11 Facts About Pop culture

1.

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".

FactSnippet No. 1,631,328
2.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,329
3.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,330
4.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,331
5.

Pop culture is specific of something containing qualities of mass appeal, while "popular" refers to what has gained popularity, regardless of its style.

FactSnippet No. 1,631,332
6.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,333
7.

Important contemporary contributions for understanding what popular culture means have been given by the German researcher Ronald Daus, who studies the impact of extra-European cultures in North America, Asia, and especially in Latin America.

FactSnippet No. 1,631,334
8.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,335
9.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,336
10.

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

FactSnippet No. 1,631,337
11.

Pop 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.

FactSnippet No. 1,631,338