Popular Culture

________ is free to all those willing to assume the heavy burden of mastering its craft.

Morning ________ is the evening talk show host's monologue.

________ is a public art, and rappers are perhaps our greatest public poets, extending a tradition of liquorism that spans continent and stretches back thousands of years.

________ is the term that once characterized mass- produced or slow- growing cultures.

any distinct subpopulation that rejects or opposes aspects of the mainstream culture.

the way of life of a people, specifically the ideas and things that people create and share with each other.

the culture of elites, which is typically sophisticated,expensive, and exlcusive.

task oriented behavior that is typically more rational than soulful

activities associated with leisure time in an industrial economy, As opposed to high culture, pop culture is inclusive of the masses.

the internalization of the way of life of a society such that our personalities reflect what society expects of us.

within a soicety there are thousands of distinct subpopulations that have their own unique cultural identites.

particular subcultures have interests in certain food, dance, and music.

notions of good and bad, right, and wrong.

to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something

messages used to persuade consumers to buy goods or services

the person or persons to whom the writing is addressed

restricting access to ideas and information

Symbols, commonly agreed upon, used to express the thoughts, feelings, and meanings between people of a community

articles of commerce

a culture in which personal worth and identity reside not in the people themselves but in the products with which they surround themselves

the utilisation of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

the occurrence of two or more things coming together

group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society and replaces them with a new set of culture patterns