To me, popular culture is the collective knowledge and acts of a particular group at a precise time. With its charm to the general public, popular culture reveals and manipulates one's way of life due to it being linked to a certain time and place. In addition, popular culture is temporary, which means it is always subject to change and is often the originator of change. For example, one year it may be cool or be socially acceptable to wear ripped/frayed jeans in public; however, the next year one may be viewed as lower class if their jeans possess rips or holes (Petra cca & Sorapure, 2007).
Popular culture is also impacted and often controlled by economics. This is due to the fact that the objects of popular culture are manufactured and the price is usually cheaper. In conclusion, popular culture means to me that it is a current trend of common society which is temporary and one day will not be viewed as the cool thing to do, wear, listen to, watch, or act like. Nevertheless, an aspect of popular culture may one day be viewed as a classic in regards to a specific era. Lastly, popular culture is something that is manufactured and is controlled economically. This creates social classes in general groups of people at various age levels (Petra cca & Sorapure, 2007).
An understanding of popular culture is relevant to me in a business environment, my present career, and my future career. With business and any aspects of a career, one must deal with people. As we know, people come in all shapes of sizes, views, demeanors, levels of intelligence, and backgrounds. All the different aspects of people are influenced by popular culture in one way or another. Therefore, to be able to effectively and professionally deal with different people, one must understand and have knowledge of popular culture. If one does not understand popular culture, they may be ineffective in working with and or understanding all the different people that they may be in contact with in a given day. With the future of a career, one must understand that popular culture will change. Therefore, people will change and the daily interaction with various different people will also change. Hence, to be successful in the business environment and any aspect of a career, one must also be willing to adapt and change.
Image 1 Vampire Diaries, 2010. Note. Image from season 2. Retrieved January 3, 2011 from http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries_Wiki
The example that I chose for an artifact of popular culture is the television show, The Vampire Diaries. Currently, the show carries 5 ,018 ,201 million likes on Facebook and is still growing. The show is based off of a series of vampire books similar to that of Twilight. Basically, the show's popularity spread with the public's growing interest in vampires. However, I would say that the recent craze for vampires has come to a halt, as the two main displays of vampires is the book/movie series Twilight, and the television series The Vampire Diaries. Nevertheless, the show The Vampire Diaries has continued to increase in popularity. Therefore, I think that the show is a current item of popular culture as the show's following continues to increase, despite the recent infatuation with vampires coming to a slow down. Also, the show is now in its second season with plans of a third season in the works. As we know, a show does not get multiple seasons if it is not popular and does not carry a large viewer/fan base. Thus, I consider the television series The Vampire Diaries to be a current item of popular culture (The Vampire Diaries, 2011).
References
Petra cca, M., & Sorapure, M. (2007). Common culture: Reading and writing about American popular culture. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Price, J. (2011). Introduction to Popular Culture. Module One, Retrieved January 03, 2011, from https://my.franklin.edu/coursesystem/login.jsp#https%3A%2F%2Fmy.franklin.edu%2Fcoursesystem%2Fmod1.jsp
The Vampire Diaries. (2011). Retrieved January 03, 2011, from http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-vampire-diaries
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