Year 11 Week 1 - Chapter 1 Review

Popular culture refers to the ideas, language, dress, behavior, vocabulary, activities, entertainment, ideas, and beliefs that are popular with the majority of the population at a given time. It is the media, beliefs, consumer products, and entertainment which are enjoyed by most and considered (a)   .

(a)   culture sits in opposition to mass culture, describing locally produced items crafted on a small scale, such as folk music and arts and crafts.

1. (a)   defines a subcultural group whose values, norms, and beliefs are in complete opposition to the mainstream culture.

The Agenda Setting Function Theory, developed by Maxwell Mccombs and Donald Shaw, posits that the media cannot tell us what to think but can tell us what to (a)   about

The show "Bridgerton" is set in 1813 England where patriarchy is subverted by the female characters and racial oppression is ignored, presenting an alternate history through an (a)   lens.

The (a)   Theory originated from a 60s and 70s study conducted by Gerbner and Gross, which looked at the effect of habitual, cumulative exposure to television on people's beliefs and values.

In the narrative of "Bridgerton", the early colonial history of racism, slavery, and poverty are totally (a)   , presenting a fictional, idealized version of history.

Subcultures begin small, local, and on the margins of a society and shift and change to eventually impact mainstream dominant culture. They are defined against what they reject from the mainstream society. For instance, members of delinquent criminal subcultures reject mainstream (a)   and values.

(a)   culture is the values, traditions, norms, and artifacts embraced by the majority of people in a society which delivers a distinctive zeitgeist or personality to an era.

The degree to which Trump used social media during his presidency blurred the line between entertainment and political culture, showcasing the power of (a)   in influencing public discourse and opinion.