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Define popular culture
Popular culture is the system of
attitudes, behavior patterns, beliefs, customs, and tastes that define the
people of any society. It is the entertainment diversions icons, rituals and
actions that shape a society’s everyday world. Pop culture is the shared knowledge
and practices of specific group at a specific time, pop culture both reflects
and influences people’s way of life.
What does it mean to you?
Popular culture makes me aware of different cultural
norms which helps me interact with a particular audience or race without disrespecting
any culture.
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Discuss the relevance of popular culture to you in a business
environment and in your present and future career.
Businesses do not exist in a vacuum, and even the most
successful business must be aware of changes in the cultures and societies in
which it does business. As society and culture change, businesses must adapt to
stay ahead of their competitors and stay relevant in the minds of their
consumers. A major socio-cultural factor influencing businesses and business
decisions is changing consumer preferences. What was popular and fashionable 20
years ago may not be popular today or 10 years down the road. Different styles
and priorities can undermine long successful products and services. Currently I
work in the health field; the popular culture now is converting all patient
information electronically due to the more advancement of technology. This allows
a patient to assess his/ her medical information anywhere in the states.
What would you consider to be an example of a pop culture
artifact? And why would you choose it?
An example of a popular culture artifact
I chose is “Rosie the Riveter” an iconic figure of a strong female war
production worker. I chose this because it shows the growing number of percentage of working class women since the World War II. This has empowered a lot of women to work and be independent.
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Great blog, your definition of popular culture was very insightful. The influence that pop culture has within attitudes and beliefs at times can become both negative and positive. You expressed your understanding in how pop culture influences people’s way of life, do you believe this could be a positive and negative influence. A positive pop culture influence with music could be country music awards verses the negative pop culture influence of the BET music awards. Could the violence described in urban rap music pushed by pop culture be part of the acting out violence during their award show? This may be an example of pop culture reinforcing negative and violent actions as depicted within the urban rap music culture.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I think the artifact you chose was a good choice- Rosie the Riveter is a very powerful artifact and sends a great message.
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