... are but two examples of this phenomenon. A prime example of a symbol whose popularity skyrocketed in a short period of time is Nike. The American pop culture of sportswear worn as regular clothing is responsible for Nike's phenomenal success in Asia, with some 3 million employees just in this region today. Another ... larger, more popular coffee clubs that have successfully broken into the Asian market, thus carving out a niche in American pop culture for themselves. Which brings about the issue of pop culture, or "popular" culture. Much of the American influence in Asia is targeted at t...

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The Cold War and American Pop-Culture The influence of the Cold War on American popular culture in the 1950s is very clear. "As true today, popular culture in the 1950s meant primarily movies, television programs, and recorded music as well as fiction, drama, and ... overt anti-communism of Spillane's fiction engraved it with the signature of the period." Overall it is evident that his books were considered popular culture because Americans embraced what he was writing about, since Americans were swept away by anti-communism. Subsequently, since Spillane's fiction was filled with ... their pat...

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... by Koreans: jjam-bbong (a spicy seafood soup with noodles), and jja jjang myun (noodles in a black bean paste sauce with beef, cucumbers, and onions). As economic levels go up, American pop culture is more health food oriented. A long time ago, keeping oneself healthy was not a major concern, because Americans were more active and there were not so many processed and fattening foods ... because their parents are too busy. When kids choose what to eat, they choose what tastes best, which will usually end up being something sweet, fattening, and/or processed. American pop culture has a fa...

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... current century. There has not been any recording company that has managed to leave such enormous influence in the substance and style of music culture (McCusker, 2010). The founder managed to create more that one hundred and eight songs whose hits became number one, and the influence is ... still felt by musicians, from hip-hop to pop. They recently celebrated an anniversary of fifty years since the company was founded. Berry Gordy founded his recording company, Motown Records Corporation, with a ... together with background, were used during performance. The other feature included us...

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... these attractive in any sort of way. Many seem to be primarily demons or tentacle aliens raping schoolgirls, which makes me assume that although Japanese culture may be safe, the compensation for this safety are these manga which serve as their outlet for releasing all of their perverted aggressions. MUSIC ... about to change the station, they started up the top music requests of the day. Even though for the most part, I don't really get into J-pop all that much, I was looking forward to listening to it to learn about what youth are listening to in Japan these days. They started the firs...

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... up the bulk of this country's population, so in perspective, we should be setting most of the trends to follow. According to DeFleur and Dennis, popular culture is described as being "aimed at large audiences of mainly middle and lower classes of varied education and income. Thus, there was an attempt to reach the ... , easily understood fare." In America middle and lower class white people make the trends, but if you look at some of the main parts that make up pop culture, it is cool to be black. The most popular musical artists are of Hip Hop music in origin. Hip Hop is a genre of mus...

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... majority of mainstream (commercialized) Hip-Hop lyricists use their fortunes and girls to create records. I think this is a decaying state to the Hip-Hop culture. Hamelock Nelson states that, "The quality of rap music has suffered a serious condition of commercialism" (1). Basically, the key to get into mainstream Hip- ... University of California states, "I applaud Nas for his courage to speak truth to power and highlight the corruption inherent in radio and corporate co-option of the culture he loves so passionately"(1). Other emcees like "Mos Def", "Common", "Talib Kweli", "Pharoahe ...

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... majority of mainstream (commercialized) Hip-Hop lyricists use their fortunes and girls to create records. I think this is a decaying state to the Hip-Hop culture. Hamelock Nelson states that, "The quality of rap music has suffered a serious condition of commercialism" (1). Basically, the key to get into mainstream Hip- ... University of California states, "I applaud Nas for his courage to speak truth to power and highlight the corruption inherent in radio and corporate co-option of the culture he loves so passionately"(1). Other emcees like "Mos Def", "Common", "Talib Kweli", "Pharoahe ...

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... cool was music and drugs and protesting "the man" and war. The 70's was the era of peace and love. Then came the 80's, a time when pop music blew up, monster ballads and hair metal was in. It was after this that we reached the 90's and cool took on many new faces that had ... say the concept of cool is more one of unity and one community mind. In the Frontline presentation, "The Merchants of Cool" they went into the teen culture and how it revolves around the concept of cool. This video went in to corporate America and tried to show they are capitalizing on the concept of cool among ... ...

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... Americans mimic the lifestyles of hip-hop stars and gangtas that are portrayed through music. Many European Americans listen to pop and rock music and mimic the personas of pop and rock legends by their hairstyles, piercing and apparel. Throughout history many classes of people have used music as ... a secret message to remain a free state and unite with fellow blacks who sought out liberation and freedom. Music in the African American culture has weighed heavily on the African traditions and Diaspora from Africa to America. Through the transitions, Africans have brought along their attit...

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... of risky or excessive drinking, as well as potential health and other risks" (www.druginfo.com). The biggest and most specific concern are advertisements that use elements of youth culture, such as animation, music and fashion to create a positive association and affiliation with youth. In 1984 the drinking age changed from eighteen to twenty-one. Around this time alcohol industries ... , such as Budweiser, stared to use animations in their advertisements. Specifically, one commercial used animations to show a football player pop out of a magazine and use a Budweiser beer bottle cap as a...

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... in the novel, The Namesake. This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, portrays this theme throughout. Lahiri conveys this theme through her effective use of the characterisation of all of the characters, Ashima, Ashoke, and then ... life they now inhabit becomes increasingly significant as the story continues, and illustrates Lahiri's effective characterisation of Ashima as she assimilates into the culture. The different 'homes' and cultures Ashima is exposed to thus reflects on her i...

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... exotic beings and places, fundamentalism, Islam, hookahs and pagodas come to mind. Western media and pop culture has influenced our idealistic misconceptions and the way in which we interpret and understand the Orient. In an age where television and music dominate children's culture it is easy to fall victim to these false representations of the Oriental world, namely Asia ... with supporting institutions, vocabulary, scholarships, imagery, doctrines, even colonial bureaucracies and colonial style. In order to fully understand how Walt Disney exerts such influential control over childre...

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... signature style: rap, emerged from mostly impoverished, predominately black urban neighborhoods, grew into an entire way of life, and dominates present day youth culture. It's no longer about race or place. It's an attitude, a state of mind. Marketing experts estimate that one fourth of discretionary ... a campaign to a specific ethnicity, more and more brands are launching campaigns that cater to the 40 million fans of the hip-hop culture. This culture includes everything from fashion to food, and appeals to Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, whites and most of all young people in general. Ulti...

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... and how it has come to be regarded as a national institution. I will also reflect on the spread of the seemingly all pervasive American culture with the Coca-Cola bottle as its figurehead. The evolution of the Coca-Cola bottle and the Coca-Cola brand is important to its cultural ... salesman, and blue collar workers alike, all who hold this same unique bottle and drink from it in the same way. This causes a culture of ritualised behaviour amongst the public because holding the bottle not only arouses touch and sight emotions but also psychological connections that every other American w...

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... America, tattooing has changed dramatically from the way it was once viewed. The stigma that once surrounded tattooing, usually condemning those who had them, has now evolved into an accepted pop culture. Those who usually wore the tattoos were often bikers and circus "freaks", which gave the tattooing industry a bad reputation. Moreover, a particular biker group known as Hells Angels, wear their own ... wear embroidered clothing caused the poor to flaunt full body tattoo suits (Priory). From Japan, tattoos spread to the Philippines and Pacific Islands. This is where Polynesians carried...

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... is Europe because that's where many of American's migrated from. But the fact is that because of slave trade being very popular in America, African culture impacted the American music greatly then, and now! With out African influences, American music would all be European and Spanish based with a small touch ... participate in a musical event by adding a voice to the chorus or by adding an appropriate clap pattern is assumed to be part of normal culture competence."(African American music). Once the Blues and other influenced music became popular there became artist to write and sing of ...

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... became seriously, even religiously considered. The influence of jazz music seems to come from all directions. The African musical practices that remained a part of the slave culture were superimposed on the main white musical culture of Western Europe. The popular music of the day had simple harmonies and simple rhythms. The black tradition depended more on spoken conduction and was represented by ... vocally. This requires a vocabulary of vowels and consonants related less to particular words and more to the tone and expression of jazz instrumentalists such as in the trumpet-like "Oop-...

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... (especially female) have come to accept these actions as normal. However, these broadcast television shows pale in comparison to MTV's messages. For years, Britney Spears' fans have idolized her as a Pop Princess. Britney's songs include "Hit me baby one more time,"" and "Oops, I did it again."" These songs, as many of her others are laced with so much sexual innuendo you ... the idols of today's teen girls. Then parents wonder why their daughters are looking and acting like tramps. MTV gladly hands up these people to teens. This portrayal harms teen culture in a profound way and digres...

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... of these fans stated Manson's message within his lyrics is, "not a negative message, and I"d rather her listen to him than rap where they degrade women by calling them b**ch or "pop a cap in you"re a**" so the band's not bad and if there's any influence it positive not negative" (Sympathy For The Parents 3). Ozzy Osbourne is one of the other musicians ... messages and content lyrics contain. Groups such as Stop the Violence and the Parents" Music Resource Center have aroused and documents such as the "There Is a Virus Loose Within Our Culture: An Honest Look at Music's Impact" have also...

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... referred here to be further challenged. These students are considered gifted and have special teachers and classes to promote development of their talents and minds. Programs like this began to pop up around the nation in the 70's; however, gifted students were looked down upon by teachers, parents, and peers. Many people considered them to be "freaks" because they were different ... opportunity to choose classes that are meant to teach them how to use their minds for critical thinking, reasoning, and artistic pursuits. Students in these classes are also exposed to culture, literature, ...

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... referred here to be further challenged. These students are considered gifted and have special teachers and classes to promote development of their talents and minds. Programs like this began to pop up around the nation in the 70's; however, gifted students were looked down upon by teachers, parents, and peers. Many people considered them to be "freaks" because they were different ... opportunity to choose classes that are meant to teach them how to use their minds for critical thinking, reasoning, and artistic pursuits. Students in these classes are also exposed to culture, literature, ...

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... about rap, knowing the general public of adults would easily accept it. Do these news broadcasters realize that not all rap is about violence, and that their generalization on our culture affects so many artists that haven't spoken a word about guns or violence in their album? Even the lyrics that are violent, or that promote violence in the worst case scenario ... to remember that the music industry has made these songs do that so you will buy the music. Many urban radio stations around the country also tend to focus upon pop friendly or softer R&B acts like Aliyah, Usher, Allure, Mari...

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Communication and Popular Culture BUST magazine is meant to be an alternative outlet for women who are sick of the images given to them in the more established and conventional women's magazines. BUST offers ... the readers as opposed to clothing. The focus is mainly on independent artists such Ladytron, Sleater-Kinney and Beat Happening. There are also reviews of lesser-known women acts in pop and rap. The book section covers all new releases in the field of feminist theory. The other books reviewed are either all written by or about women. The movie section ... ...

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... it jumped ahead of country music in America for the first time. Rap/hip-hop accounted for 11.4% of total sales revenue for that year. It trailed only rock and pop (Teacher"s Guide, Vol. 101 issue 14, 1 para.). Sexual lyrics in rap are not the only controversial issues at hand. Violence in rap songs has also taken center stage and is ... other types of music artists use their surroundings and what is going on around them to make songs. Rap music is criticized because it accurately shows a negative side of American culture. Rap music cannot be blamed for showing to the public both the ple...

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