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Wikipedia:
Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates theeveryday lives of the society.
Popular culture is often viewed as being trivial and dumbed-down in order to find consensual acceptance throughout the mainstream. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various non-mainstream sources (most notably religious groups and countercultural groups) which deem it superficial, consumerist, sensationalist, and corrupted.
The term "popular culture" was coined in the 19th century or earlier to refer to the education and general "culturedness" of the lower classes, as was delivered in an address at the Birmingham Town Hall, England.]The term began to assume the meaning of a culture of the lower classes separate from (and sometimes opposed to) "true education" towards the end of the century, a usage that became established by the interbellumperiod.The current meaning of the term, culture for mass consumption, especially originating in the United States, is established by the end of World War II. The abbreviated form "pop culture" dates to the 1960s.
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Popular culture has migrated to television. Being "in touch with popular culture" doesn't mean reading Harry Potter or the Da Vinci Code. It doesn't mean knowing your way around blogs, or holding an Arsenal season ticket or knowing how to buy cannabis. It means recognising television personalities. To the extent that the phrase embraces, say, sport or music, it chiefly means the sport and music you can watch on the box.
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popular culture
noun
cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastesof the general masses of people.
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