Popular Culture Blog
Due Date February 21, 2016
What is popular culture and what does it mean to you?
Popular culture can be anything from music, fashion, television, verbal expressions, art, literature, ideas, attitudes, etc. Popular culture is heavily influenced by media and very prominent in western culture. To me, it means trends or what is trending. It's the "in" thing or what everyone is doing or watching. Social media aids in passing along the trends very quickly. It takes very minimal time for trends or fads to be adopted across the country and in some cases even the world.
Why is an understanding of popular culture relevant to you in a business environment and in your present and future career?
Popular culture is relevant in a business environment because it's important for a business to know what is being expected from customers based on the influences around them. Being aware of what is considered popular culture and what is trending by society will help a business in their marketing, sales, and supply aspects. The services and/or products that are being offered to customers must be competitive with the expectations of society.
In my present career as an Online Banking Consultant; advanced applications, online technology and services are imperative. We must keep up with the competition and offer what is expected. Advanced technology to assist our customers in making their banking more efficient and reliable is one of the most important roles in banking currently. In my future career, the technology aspect of popular culture would be the most relevant.
What would you consider to be an example of a pop culture artifact? And why would you choose it?
An example of a pop culture artifact would be reality television. I chose this topic because it is everywhere on almost every channel. Channels that once were geared towards music, learning or home improvement are now flooded with reality shows and it's become quite addicting to society. It's like taking a peek into people's lives from the comfort of your own home.
I agree with how easily many are influenced by mainstream pop culture. Many see things on television and the Internet and try to mimick the latest trend.
ReplyDeleteReality television is a tender spot for me. Many follow these shows and their behavior is inadvertently changed. They have become apart of the culture not realizing that sometimes what they are adapting is entertainment.
I am glad you chose reality television. It has been an addiction of mine since my first Real World episode. I am not sure if that was the first reality show but I know it was mine. There is an abundance of reality television on these days. For me I know that it may seem like it is reality but I believe a lot of it is still acting. There can be a lot of deceit in reality television so we must learn how to critique it and understand what is real and fake.
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