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colors and much more unique styles became popular. Women in the 1980s were influenced by pop stars such as Madonna and Cindy lau per. These two pop stars were known for wearing their hair high an wide. To get this hair style women would get perms and tease it back to get that big look. The higher in the back of the head the more confident and stylish women became. One of the most popular hairstyles during this time was the side ponytail. It was popular to wear a ponytail to the…

Trends: An Epidemic Every generation has its own memorable trend, such as leather jackets in the 50’s, leg warmers in the 80’s, and more recently, Silly Bands in the 2000’s. How did these trends come to be? In Malcolm Gladwell’s, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, the author explains that a trend is spread by essentially word-of-mouth until it reaches the pinnacle of its popularity, then eventually fading in prevalence. Not only this, but Gladwell likens trends to…

According to Oxford dictionary, pop culture is defined as “ Modern popular culture transmitted via the mass media and aimed particularly at younger people”. Pop culture cultivates individuals’ problem-solving facilities that allows the progression of their growth and intelligence. In the article, “Brain Candy,” Malcolm Gladwell analyzes Stevens Johnson's perspective towards popular culture and its effects on intelligence. Johnson introduces more ways of getting “smart” in “Everything Bad is good…

incoherence of the idea of Americanization. The forces of assimilation attempted to show that immigrant cultures were inferior and that the adoption of American popular culture and literature was essential to becoming an American. But the problem with this line of thinking was that the cultural and literary traditions of these disparate immigrant cultures was far richer than the popular culture of Americanism. So Kallen identified the project of Americanization as a tool of domination which…

American Culture in a New Light In the song “The Final Episode (Let’s Change the Channel)” by the band Asking Alexandria, the lyrics give off many potential meanings throughout the song. Whether the song is about a friend betraying another friend, an innermost struggle that is kept hidden, or about how humans are unaccepting in today’s society, the lyrics are extremely powerful. Even if songs may be interpreted in many ways, “the Final Episode” explains if America were a more accepting society,…

Fashion in the 1960 's. The sixties, without a doubt, held great change in American popular culture. “Popular culture includes fashion trends can be a flux of both the current culture and the direction in which a popular is moving. The favorite music of the culture may include artists on the Billboard Top 100” (yourdictionary). The introduction to open sexual thought, drug use, and change of traditional culture were the beginning of the transition into the 1960 's. Many musicians came forward…

inside the simplest things, entertainment. Popular culture refers to mediums of entertainment that are widely accepted and accessed while society’s values refers to the collective ideas and thought processes in one society at one time. Popular culture projects a perfect reflection of society 's values, forging this reflection through a two-fold method. It alters the social values of the society it interacts with and society 's values shape the popular…

devices. These stances on modern technology constitute controversies of its effect on human intellect. In Everything Bad is Good for You, Steven Johnson discusses how popular culture has a positive effect on society by making people smarter. Johnson theorizes that, along with former pastimes such as reading, modern technology and popular media, specifically games, television, the internet and film, can increase cognitive activity and overall intelligence due to what he calls the “Sleeper Curve.”…

Captain Obvious admits that Pop Culture is U.S Culture” Pop culture is U.S culture with some terms and conditions. Pop culture is defined as anything that appeals to the masses. Everyone subconsciously adopts “american” as their norm alongside their own social background. The biggest example of U.S culture turned pop culture is social media; facebook, twitter, instagram and tumblr. All of those platforms spawned in the U.S and now are worldwide commercial entities. The movie industry is another…

bash a certain race, desecrate women, or outwardly reject the LGBT community, would it gain a positive response? Of course not, this is 2016! In order for popular culture outlets to appeal to modern viewers, the content must remain current; from movies to television shows, society expects them to keep up with the times. Therefore, popular culture provides a reflection of changing attitudes regarding a multitude of social constructs. Where the public stands regarding topics such as racial…