Society and Mass Culture

Mass Culture

• Owner of New York World Newspaper; a competitor of William Randolph Hearst

• a common culture experienced by large numbers of people

• places that sold everything from clothing to furniture, to hardware

Joseph Pulitzer

• a common culture experienced by large numbers of people

• Owner of New York World Newspaper;

• Owner of the New York Morning journal;

William Randolph Hearst

• Montgomery Ward and Sear Roebuck had goods that people could order through the mail if they did not live near department stores. These catalogs had pictures and descriptions of the merchandise.

• Owner of New York World Newspaper

• Owner of the New York Morning journal;

Department store

• Montgomery Ward and Sear Roebuck had goods that people could order through the mail if they did not live near department stores. These catalogs had pictures and descriptions of the merchandise.

• a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

• places that sold everything from clothing to furniture, to hardware

Leisure

• a blend of African American songs and European musical forms

• free time

• a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

Vaudeville

• a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

• free time

• a blend of African American songs and European musical forms

Ragtime

• free time

• a mixture of song, dance, and comedy

• a blend of African American songs and European musical forms