Post on 12-Apr-2017
The critique of pop culture
• Three main points:
1. Mostly aimed at making profit2. Creates a standardized mass indulged product3. Changes the artist into a worker
• Popular culture is standardized and stereotyped focusing on pleasing the biggest possible audience with the cheapest (most easily affordable ) „product“.
Impact on audienceProposed Harmful effects on people who use
it:
Ingenuine gratification involving sex and violence
Distracts people from focusing on real problems
Trivial and culturally comfortable products
NOT YET SUPPORTED BY ACTUAL DATA
The effects (proposed)The poor indulge more in pop culture (more
prone to stress, mental illness…)
Aggression (deeper causes)
Sexual behavior (pornography - norms haven't changed much)
No serious evidence, Correlation not causation!
Popular musicEvery generation complains about the music
Disintegrating values?
Is it really that different?
Most common words?
More hedonistic - partying and dancing, lust .
Love is still by far the most common
Racial diversity
Cultural shift from less to more diverse. Becoming more and more mixed as time goes by.
Combining into something new, stronger than before?
ConclusionPopular culture has faced much critique (assembly line, standardized, profit seeking)
Sometimes unfairly (more aggression, sexual behavior - not confirmed)
Positives (cultural diversification, maybe more open minded society)
Music has always been a huge influence on Pop Culture
Artists’ lives are scrutinized people get influenced directly by the Artists’
lives and the music
Conclusion