Popular culture is a collection of items, activities, hobbies, arts, music, and technology that have gained high recognition amongst a group of people. To me it is all about money. The more popular things in life usual cost more, but generate more money than other things that may not be as popular.
Understanding popular culture in my current job position as a Teacher’s Assistant for Head Start simply means that I have knowledge of the different characters and toys children are interested in. In Accounting and Business Administration I would know what trends to jump on to make money, or who to affiliate myself with to guarantee I make money.
Dwight Howard is my idea of a pop culture artifact. He has brought basketball, comic book characters, and hip hop music together.
I agree Latoya. I also work with kids in grades K-5 and I know the importance of staying on top of what's popular with their age group. I'm a business adminstration major, and popular culture definitely plays a part in how to advertise, market, and promote products.
ReplyDeleteLatoya, I agree that in your current job it's important for you to be up on the current trends in toys for the age group you work with. Sometimes its hard for a child to have a teacher who doesn't have a clue, so I commend you on taking the time to know what's popular.
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