Scouting in popular culture

about a particular culture is the fact that within these broad frameworks all cultures allow for individuality. There are also many different subcultures within each culture, and these all have their unique characteristics as well. These generalizations about culture can only serve to explain, rather than to predict behaviors (Steers, 2013). When doing business abroad, it is important to consider the individual first, and seek to understand them within the context of their culture. In the case…

communities voice a massive amount of opinions that can negatively affect how individuals think for themselves and form their own unique sense of identity. By definition today, “hipsters” are a group of people that value progressive politics, counter-culture, independent thinking, and have a deep appreciation of art and music yet ironically tend to voice their opinions through the means of social media and technology. A “hipster” is a label that many people tend to put on others, but rarely do…

A low-context culture is a society “in which the media that are produced and consumed are generally straightforward,” while a high-context culture is a society in which “both the producers and the consumers (the audience) of a media content the actual words, images and stories heavily depend on a shared understanding of the context within which that media content is presented.” (Sterin, 2014) Using these definitions, cyberbullying can reasonably be considered high culture. Cyberbullying does…

are aware of the hipster culture can agree with this statement, and believe they know…

to be absolved. I hope that somewhere, this resembles someone’s true story. Of the several cultural conflicts, the one scene that sticks out is Walt’s accepting the invitation to the Hmong barbeque next door was a demonstration of differences in cultures. His gesture in putting his hand on a child’s head was an unacceptable act within the Hmong, as they believe the soul resides on their head and is not…

immediately into a series of pop culture cues, referencing their ability to gain support of a population towards one side. He uses these to connect to his idea the that media is no longer a source of knowledge but instead a rallying force for the government when he says, “What Top Gun, Rambo and Red Dawn did for the ‘80s, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and Peter Jennings set out to for the new millennium” (34). He makes this connection in order to transition the reader from a more popular discourse to…

Popular culture has changed the way people live. It has effected society in a numerous of ways. From television to cultural influences all the way back to the way people talk. Popular culture has taken its toll on the world. According to The Cultural Landscape, Popular Culture by definition is, “Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.” (Rubenstein, Page 487) Popular culture is negatively affecting our…

“Reading Pop Culture and Young Adult Literature Through the Youth Lens” from the January 2015 edition of The English Journal discusses a professor’s implementation of a curriculum for teacher candidates that encourages future teachers to identify and consider the portrayal of societal constructions of adolescence in various texts. Through biological, psychology and pop-culture perspectives, teacher-candidates learn to question the dominant narratives of adolescence and see future students on an…

influence how we think about gender. Today, two Barbie’s are being sold every 30 seconds worldwide and instead of comforting children to fit into the societal norm, society should be educating these children about the difference between gender and sex, culture and ethnicity, genetics and biology, puberty etc. which are all subjects that will influence their minds in a positive way. But in order to understand how Ruth Handler herself came up with the ‘ideal’ Barbie look, we must first look at…

Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in contemporary music and culture, which could not exist if the…