Popular culture

roles stiffened as men tended to have jobs outside the house while women tended to work at home. Popular culture was also an important factor during the 1950s as it shaped how the decade would be perceived in the future. Depending on the topic or issue, popular culture either did or didn’t portray the reality of what was going on during the 1950s. Regarding foreign affairs and gender roles, popular culture accurately portrayed the reality of the 1950s because it truthfully…

ere is a commonly known story called Frankenstein that portrays these scenarios. This story has gotten huge and popular in culture with many different stories. In the original story of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, a man named Victor Frankenstein created a creature out of old body parts in his own apartment and is able to bring this creature to life. The monster ends up killing Victor's brother and an adopted member of his family was accused of the killing and she is killed as well.…

Technology is a big part of popular culture. Technology have a huge impact on the world because people depend on it as a form of entertainment. Technology has evolved tremendously in the world and made an even bigger impact on popular culture more than anything especially with the smartphone industry. Telephones have advanced so much in the years from flip phones to the newest smart product there is. There are not many people out there that still owns flip phones but, if you leave your house it…

Questions: The Evolutionary Motivations behind Tattoos, and Body Piercings in Popular Culture. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232565700_Ultimate_Answers_to_Proximate_Questions_The_Evolutionary_Motivations_Behind_Tattoos_and_Body_Piercings_in_Popular_Culture This article is about piercings in popular culture. It states that this is an increasingly relevant and prevalent trend that is only gaining in popular. However, it emphasizes that piercings or body modification is…

American Popular Music quite like the legendary Frank Sinatra. Arguably, this man contributed more to music and popular culture than any single entertainer in the business, and for a longer period of time. For six decades, Sinatra, commonly known as “the Chairman of the Board”, established new trends in the music business while reigning as one of the most iconic cultural icons of all time. This essay seeks to explore the influence Sinatra had both on the music itself, and on popular culture that…

to including more vulgarity. Those are just some of the ways music has changed within popular culture. Music is also very influential in the minds and behaviors of children and teens, by giving them a sense of inspiration and wonder. It can also either influence or corrupt the minds and behavior of the young just by the use of words in a song. There is a large variety of music in the world of popular culture, and so that also includes many influences. In Rap and Hip-Hop, there are so many…

change. There are several institutions that contribute to masculinity and femininity, and how members of each group carry out their gender role. Like, media, for example, is one of the biggest culprit of gender normalities and stereotypes. Through popular culture, time after time, what is means to be a man or what it means to be women is redefined, and we cultivate these ideas to perform our gender. The flaw in this concept is that it assumes that there are only one masculinity and femininity,…

American Political leader, once stated “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. “ For any group of people to be successful, it is imperative that they understand where they once came from. Many precentors in our class captured the essence and importance created by the specific culture they studied. There are numerous amounts of cultures that all interact and intermingle in many different ways that make up the country we live in…

The sinking of the Titanic has often been inaccurately portrayed in popular culture. This is because the Titanic’s appeal in popular culture is largely based upon fictionalised or exaggerated depictions of historic events. Despite this, the sinking of the Titanic has left an undeniable imprint upon the public consciousness and has generated countless novels and films aimed at entertaining the general public through dramatised depictions of the mass sinking. The historical event is one of human…

5. How have popular culture and the media influenced your ideas about gender identity? Provide at least one supporting example. (MCCCD Competency – 14) How has gender identity affected me when it comes to popular culture, and the media; provide an example? As we’re all aware the media exposes different stories of people every day, where it’s through video footage, news releases, television; or that of popular reading materials such as (OK Magazine); media stereotypes all ages and natural…