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What Do We Mean When We Say "Popular Culture"?

Generally recognized as a set of the practices, beliefs, and objects that are dominant or ubiquitous in a society at a given point in time, the subject also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these practices, beliefs, and objects - like the way we all feel about our toys and collections!

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Heavily influenced in modern times by mass media, this assemblage of ideas permeates the everyday lives of people in a given society. Therefore, popular culture has a way of influencing an individual's attitudes toward certain topics. But different people define the term in a variety of conflicting ways across different contexts. The most common categories are entertainment (such as movies, music, television, and video games), sports, news (as in people/places in the news), politics, fashion/clothes, technology, and slang. You'll find many of these represented in the fun collectible merchandise in our Pop Culture Shop.