Popular culture is the entirety of ideas, perspectives,
attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of
a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century
and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century.
Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the
everyday lives of the society.
History and definition
The term "popular culture" was coined in the 19th
century or earlier. Traditionally, the term has denoted the education and
general "culturedness" of the lower classes. as opposed to the
"official culture" and higher or the education emanated by the
dominant classes
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