Scouting in popular culture

however, many important introductory aspects of popular culture in the classroom were discussed, and this was apparent in the ideas that were brought up. We covered many aspects of popular culture in the questions I posed, from what a basic definition of popular culture is to how it could be used in each group members’ future teaching. An important aspect of this discussion, was that at the beginning, I asked the basic questions of what pop culture is. The response was that it was often…

one form or another prevalent all over popular culture and particularly advertising today. This practice, and the central importance sexuality has been given in everyday expressions of popular culture, has become quite embedded in the public life, and is having some important effects on the social development of people, especially young people. This paper will explore the current state of the depictions of sexuality and eroticism in the modern-day popular culture and advertising media, and what…

While doing research for this discussion, the hardest part of this discussion for me was trying to figure out what I find surprising that was popular. I would have to stem back to the “50 Shades of Grey” trilogy. This surprises me because of the content of series. I was more surprised by the audience that it was capturing. This series captured anyone from young adult (18+) to the geriatrics. From my aspect, I started to read the series and lost interest very quickly, but I do not like erotic…

corporations join together to slip the product or the brand name into the movie. What is undesirable is we are extremely suggestive, and we buy unnecessary goods impulsively. Even though movie is just a tiny part in pop culture, the consumption that it brings cannot be neglected. Pop culture is the air; we inhale it without reacting, without noticing what is coming into our lungs, without considering what is the effects it can possibly bring. As well as how we put aside those fundamental issues…

self-image of girls and young women in Japan. In reaction to this, the idea of kawaii concerning young males also came up, especially as a reaction to kawaii concerning females. Additionally, the question of the how far kawaii reaches in Japanese culture, and potentially outside of Japan, came up.…

The concepts that I will be discussing are: ethnocentrism, popular culture, attribution error, social interaction, and stereotypes. Ethnocentrism is “the belief that one’s own culture or group is superior to others and the tendency to view all other cultures from the perspective of your own culture”, or in simpler terms, using your own culture as the standard to judge other cultures (Conley). Research has shown that a large percentage of the population prefers to purchase…

and beliefs are completely different from the norm? In order to feel understood, these people will seek out others that share in their ideas and feelings, often times forming a subculture. The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools of thought analyze popular culture in an attempt to examine the formation and the purpose of subcultures in society. Through personal observation and interviews I was able to analyze the Gothic subculture. In my research I focus on the styles, the beliefs, and rules of the…

Lizzo has become very popular in the last year with lyrics like “I don’t need a crown to know that I’m a queen”. She can be described as a breath of fresh air in hip-hop culture with her body-positive message. One of her songs from Coconut Oil, “Good As Hell”, was in the soundtrack for the movie, Barbershop: The Next Cut. Lizzo is very different from other hip-hop artists for a number of reasons; she is based out of Minneapolis and the other being that she is a classically trained flutist. In…

Stereotypes in Popular Culture Popular culture is significance of structuring race, class, and gender. “Although popular culture can be a powerful mechanism for sharping us, it can also be a vehicle for challenging structured inequalities and social injustices” (Guy, 2007, P. 15). According to Guy (2007), popular culture emerged as a concept in nineteenth-centry England and was taken to mean the culture of the masses. It was frequently used in contrast to ‘high culture’. Moreover, popular…

Rachel Gaunt Professor Hall LITR201 December 26, 2014
 Dear Professor Hall: 
 While conducting a quick glance through the readings required to make a decision on which character I would choose for this assignment, my attention was immediately drawn to the female character of “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”. It was at this point in time I had decided I would utilize her as the character who I thought would likely find themselves a spot within the Circles of Hell of Dante’s Inferno. That said,…