Popular culture

Japanese Popular Culture Japanese culture, particularly traditional Japanese culture has plenty of roots in traditional Chinese culture. However, Japanese culture is rich and diverse, dating back to 10,000 BC when the Jomon people first settled in Japan. It is widely known for its traditional arts and its contemporary pop culture. Nowadays in Japan it is still possible to notice kimono-clad women shuffling down the street with umbrellas overhead and oversized sumo wrestlers battling competitors…

1. Define popular culture in one sentence and in your own words (don’t look up a definition). Popular culture is the predominant culture of mainstream society, encompassing the tastes of most of societies inhabitants. 2. Which elements of popular culture do you consume? Popular culture incorporates an array of genres, personally I consume popular music, primarily those played on the radio. Major sporting associations, football, basketball, hockey, and soccer. Additionally, movies and tv shows…

People possess culture that makes them significantly different from the others. Each group boast a unique history, language, arts, traditions, beliefs, and other materials people make—whether tangible or not—that build their cultural mark. This mark is learned and passed through generation. However, the diffusion yield a vast increment of cultural groups that influenced each other, so some exhibit mixed cultures. In fact, people nowadays engage in popular culture which is a result of this series…

due to the way we, humans have evolved, but can be used to understand other concepts as well. In this paper, I summarize an article by Gad Saad, entitled, “Nothing in Popular Culture Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution,” and evaluate its claims regarding the importance of evolutionary psychology in comprehending pop culture (2012). This is an important issue because evolutionary psychology is not favoured by every individual; the reason for rejecting is not only due to a few bad papers…

Introduction Popular culture is a necessity nowadays because if people do not follow the trends in the society, they might be marginalized from the mainstream culture and it would be difficult for them to reconnect with others. Although there is no accurate definition to describe what popular culture is, it is seen as a form of communication that has a connection with the mainstream culture which subdivides into mass culture and folklore and folk culture (Buhmann, Hellmueller, & Bosshart, 2015)…

is the true nature of culture equally applicable to this new media subculture we call gaming? In addition to providing a reflection on my experience at Playdium, my paper will also critically reflect upon the ways we understand, document, and define “culture”, while arguing that gaming does indeed fit this definition. 2. CULTURE “One of the…

Trussell, he argues on how the importance of popular culture is overlooked by scholars who claim it does not meet academic requirements. Trussell explains the effects of popular culture and how they change culture itself. Although it is commonly under heavy criticism from scholars who view it as trivial, he believes that popular culture should be studied in the way past culture is studied today. Despite people 's opinions on it, I agree with Trussell, popular culture has importance and it should…

Take for example the game Life is Strange. Within this game there are many references to popular culture, which is understandable given that the game is set in modern times. For instance, in one scene of the game the character Chloe is seen driving up to Max, Warren, and Nathan. Before panning up to Chloe, the camera shows her license plate which…

you think about American Culture, what comes to your mind? It may be something like football, the Internet, hot dogs or movies. You could have also thought on a place like Hollywood or New York, or a landmark like the Statue of Liberty or Mount Rushmore. You could have gone even further and consider our strong value of freedom and respect to democracy, or what we many consider a taboo. The American Culture is very strong, so much that it plays a major role on popular culture and it is present in…

Popular Culture Introduction Culture refers to characteristics and knowledge of a given group of people that is defined by several factors, for instance, language, nations, tribe, religion, habits, music, cuisine and social habits among others. According to the center of Research on Language Acquisition, culture refers to shared patterns of conducts and interactions, intellectual hypotheses, and understanding that are acquired through learning. The word "culture" stems from a French word that…