Popular culture is all of the ideas, thoughts, attitudes, and opinions established within a given culture and is targeted to influence the behaviors and trends within it. Being constantly surrounded with social media, pop culture is bound to affect our everyday lives and change how we view the world. Popular culture greatly reflects our societies values because it is made up of our beliefs and thoughts.
While there are many things that American society values, individualism is definitely one of the most prominent. The belief that every person is unique and special, and has some important mission in life is an appealing thought to anyone. We value the thought that there is something about us that no one else has. Many celebrities dedicate their …show more content…
This is something very common in pop culture because music is very popular, and this is a value nearly everyone has.
One American value that many Americans wouldn’t admit themselves is materialism. As a society we tend to be very materialistic, and this can be seen in everything in pop culture from tv shows and movies to music. Because we are surrounded by celebrities' glamorous lives on social media, we tend to have a skewed view of what our lives should look like. Movies, especially, portray a chic, fabulous life that everyone else wants. When talking about the cliché mean girl in High School Confidential, Denby describes her as beautiful and rich, the girl every guy wants and every girl wants to be. This is only a slightly exaggerated representation of high school and even goes on into adult life, we always want what someone else has. When we finally do have nice things, we brag. Listen to any popular rap or hip-hop song today and you are bound to hear about how they own multiple cars, houses, and more.
It can be argued that popular culture is only a shallow act controlled by the media, and doesn’t reflect our true American values. Popular culture is just that, popular content that
While there are many things that American society values, individualism is definitely one of the most prominent. The belief that every person is unique and special, and has some important mission in life is an appealing thought to anyone. We value the thought that there is something about us that no one else has. Many celebrities dedicate their …show more content…
This is something very common in pop culture because music is very popular, and this is a value nearly everyone has.
One American value that many Americans wouldn’t admit themselves is materialism. As a society we tend to be very materialistic, and this can be seen in everything in pop culture from tv shows and movies to music. Because we are surrounded by celebrities' glamorous lives on social media, we tend to have a skewed view of what our lives should look like. Movies, especially, portray a chic, fabulous life that everyone else wants. When talking about the cliché mean girl in High School Confidential, Denby describes her as beautiful and rich, the girl every guy wants and every girl wants to be. This is only a slightly exaggerated representation of high school and even goes on into adult life, we always want what someone else has. When we finally do have nice things, we brag. Listen to any popular rap or hip-hop song today and you are bound to hear about how they own multiple cars, houses, and more.
It can be argued that popular culture is only a shallow act controlled by the media, and doesn’t reflect our true American values. Popular culture is just that, popular content that