EXAM 2 KAHOOT REVIEW QUESTIONS Flashcards
How was Pop Culture created? Adorno & Horkheimer:
Critical/Conflict
Imposed by the elite for social control: Critical/Conflict
ELITES GAVE IT TO US, AND THAT’S IT
Pessimistic view
–People are unquestioning recipients of media messages and pop culture
Interactionist disagrees:
Pop culture is “created by the people, for the people”
–Disagree with Adorno and Horkheimer
–There is an interaction between production and consumption
–Cultural studies focus heavily on consumers and their power
Interactionist: Pop culture is “created by the people, for the people”
Pop culture is “created by the people, for the people”
–Disagree with Adorno and Horkheimer
–There is an interaction between production and consumption
–Cultural studies focus heavily on consumers and their power
Who is Charles Horton Cooley? LOOKING- GLASS- SELF Theory
Looking-Glass Theory”
(pep talk to himself on the mirror, I LOOK COOL! Cooley!)
“I” is formed by interacting with others
I think I am
Remeber it this way:
1) ME TO OTHERS
2) THEY THINK IM SMART!
3) FEELINGS/THOUGHTS OF MYSELF
“Save Face”
Self is the product of social interactions:
Process of developing self identity has three stages:
1) First, we imagine how we present OURSELVES TO OTHERS
2) Then we imagine how OTHERS evaluate US ( ATTRACTIVE AND SMART!).
3) Finally, we develop some sort of feeling about OURSELVES,
such as respect or shame, as a result of these impressions
Intereactionist is =Micro! SMALL
Small groups, dyads, 2 people
Intereactionist Approach:
-Interested in everyday interactions between people
-People shape pop culture as much as pop culture shapes people
Emphasizes how popular culture is created, diffused, and consumed.
-As an outcome of social interaction
=Experienced among small groups of individuals.
Interactionist Approach: EXPERIENCES & INFLUENCE w/others
Our interaction with others are what influences our experience with Pop culture
Functionalist and Conflict are =MACRO!
MACRO
What are Collaborative Circles?
EXAMPLES:
Writers: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien
& Painters: Monet & Renoir
■“Formed among peers who meet through social networks and who share occupations or interests in particular disciplines”
■Not a solitary activity
Writers: C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien
They taught English! Contemporary Literature
They influenced each other. Religious.
CS Lewis wrote: Chronicles of Narnia!
Painters: Monet & Renoir
They hung out so much that they influenced each other’s paitings
They met at the same cafe & drank coffee!
What is ZEITGEIST?
1) It reflects on THOUGHTS and
2) FEELINGS of a SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD= (zeitgeist)
■Also reflects other sociological realities:
–Legal system
■How is pop culture regulated by laws?
–Technological realities
■How is pop culture manufactured and performed
–Organizational apparatus
■How pop culture is sold and promoted
Cultural Conventions: “Rebellion”’
“Rebellion” breaking the boundaries
May be greeted with criticism OR approval
■Taken for granted rules and agreed upon assumptions
■Makes collaborative action possible
■Pop culture production efficient
Platt-Simmonds Act: Legal System
Legal System
■Copyright law and pop culture
■1891 Platt-Simmonds Act
COPYRIGHTS
■The creation of unique American characters
- copyright protection recognized
■Foreign authors
-no copyright protection
-cheaper books
- wider audience and consumer base
What makes Pop culture production efficient? Cultural Conventions!!!
Cultural Conventions
Cultural Conventions: ART
Chris Ofili- Elephant dung Virgin Mary
What did FRED SCHROUDER argue/disagree about ancient EGYPT?
~Schroeder was an Egyptian who said WESTERN Egypt was Pop Culture too
“Western & American” Pop Culture
He said Egypt had pop culture
because of Industrial Revolution
“Our tendency to equate pop culture with various forms of entertainment obscures our ability to recognize other objects and places as “popular””
He said they equate to pop culture with “Western & American” Pop Culture
He said Egypt had pop culture
*The statues made from molds
The clay molds for funerals and other rituals= SERVANTS
3 Things Pop Culture must have: URBANISM
1) Diversity
2) Density
3) and the Number of people
- # OF Population
- Population Density
- Degree of human diversity
T or F: Ppl can react positive or negative to a Cultural Convention
TRUE
What is Organizational Apparatus:
(New Wave & Britain popularity)
RADIO
Example:
New Wave Music’s popularity
British New Wave music in the 80’s
–Direct reflection of organizational apparatus
■MTV- promotional music videos- debut in 81
■Video production of music not significant
■Music videos popular in Great Britain
What is a Technological Constraints/Conditions: CD’s
■When was the last time you bought an entire album?
■MP3 format makes buying individuals songs easier and cheaper
■Pop song length- 3-4 minutes- rpm (rotations per minute) records
–If it isn’t broken…
–Survival
■Concept album
–Listen in one sitting
–Cohesive narrative
Who is Stanley Lieberson? (Baby names popularity)
Names are NOT targeted by commercial elements
Names not targeted by commercial elements
Names are not created in a cultural vacuum
-Parents want to give unusual names but not so unusual that
it is out there
MalcomGladwell: Who are Connectors?
PPL who are in a diverse network who could reach a lot of ppl
Ex: YouTube influencers, Experts in areas
Who is Erving Goffman? Dramaturgical Approach
** IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
**FACE WORK “saving faces”
PEOPLE RESEMBLE PERFORMERS IN ACTION
• APPEARING BUSIER THAN YOU ARE
• MANY OF OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES INVOLVE ATTEMPTS TO CONVEY IMPRESSIONS OF
WHO WE ARE
• IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
• FACE WORK
• FACE SAVING BEHAVIOR
• UNEMPLOYMENT IN JAPAN
