the term popular culture coined in 19th century or earlier. traditionally, popular culture associated poor education , lower classes, opposed official culture , higher education of upper classes.
the stress in distinction official culture became more pronounced towards end of 19th century, usage became established interbellum period.
from end of world war ii, following major cultural , social changes brought mass media innovations, meaning of popular culture began overlap of mass culture, media culture, image culture, consumer culture, , culture mass consumption. social , cultural changes in united states pioneer in respect other western countries.
the abbreviated form pop popular, in pop music, dates late 1950s. although terms pop , popular in cases used interchangeably, , meaning partially overlap, term pop narrower. pop specific of containing qualities of mass appeal, while popular refers has gained popularity, regardless of style.
according author john storey, there 6 definitions of popular culture. quantitative definition of culture has problem high culture (e.g., television dramatizations of jane austen) popular. pop culture defined culture left on when have decided high culture is. however, many works straddle boundaries, e.g., william shakespeare , charles dickens.
a third definition equates pop culture mass culture , ideas. seen commercial culture, mass-produced mass consumption mass media. western european perspective, may compared american culture. alternatively, pop culture can defined authentic culture of people, can problematic there many ways of defining people. storey argued there political dimension popular culture; neo-gramscian hegemony theory ... sees popular culture site of struggle between resistance of subordinate groups in society , forces of incorporation operating in interests of dominant groups in society. postmodernist approach popular culture no longer recognize distinction between high , popular culture.
storey claims popular culture emerged urbanization of industrial revolution. studies of shakespeare (by weimann, barber, or bristol, example) locate of characteristic vitality of drama in participation in renaissance popular culture, while contemporary practitioners dario fo , john mcgrath use popular culture in gramscian sense includes ancient folk traditions (the commedia dell arte example).
popular culture evolving , occurs uniquely in place , time. forms currents , eddies, , represents complex of mutually interdependent perspectives , values influence society , institutions in various ways. example, currents of pop culture may originate from, (or diverge into) subculture, representing perspectives mainstream popular culture has limited familiarity. items of popular culture typically appeal broad spectrum of public. important contemporary contributions understanding popular culture means have been given german researcher ronald daus, studies impact of extra-european cultures in north america, asia, , in latin america.
folklore
adaptations based on traditional folklore provide source of popular culture. layer of cultural mainstream still persists today, in form separate mass-produced popular culture, propagating word of mouth rather via mass media, e.g. in form of jokes or urban legend. widespread use of internet 1990s, distinction between mass media , word-of-mouth has become blurred.
although folkloric element of popular culture engages heavily commercial element, public has own tastes , may not embrace every cultural or subculture item sold. moreover, beliefs , opinions products of commercial culture spread word-of-mouth, , become modified in process in same manner folklore evolves.
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