In a graphic organizer, compose and contrast the different theories on popular culture.

POPULAR CULTURE

Mass Culture Progressive

Society Industry Evaluation

The term "mass society" was

introduced by anticapitalist,
aristocratic ideologists and used
against the values and practices of
industrialized society. Mass society
formed itself during the 19th-century
industrialization process through the
division of labor, the large-scale
industrial organization and the
concentration of urban populations
(Wikispeedia)
The theory of culture industry
Swingewood argues that popular
developed by Theodor W. Adorno,
culture has become an expression of
Max Horkheimer and Herbert
the needs of the people through mass
Marcuse. In their view, the masses
education, leisure time and cheap
are precisely dominated by an all-
records and paperbacks. In this view,
encompassing culture industry.
popular culture does not threaten high
Gramsci's concept of hegemony (see:
culture, but is an authentic expression
cultural hegemony) does not work
of what the people need.
here anymore (Wikispeedia)

Theories influence both society and culture. Different societies have different media systems, and the way they are
set up by law influences how the society works. Different forms of communication, including messages in the mass
media, give shape and structure to society.

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture
https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/p/Popular_culture.htm
https://philosophynow.org/issues/64/Pop_Culture_An_Overview
https://www.thoughtco.com/popular-culture-definition-3026453
https://libguides.cccneb.edu/popculture