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Chapter 7 1. What do we know about places that we have never been and how do we know it? Most people tend to have general knowledge and high opinions about places that we have never been. Most people are able to have such opinions and knowledge about places because of globalization. People are constantly bombarded by advertising through television, social media and popular reading material that gives glimpses into places and in turn gives people knowledge about those destinations. 2. Why do people select some popular culture forms over others? People’s reasoning for picking different categories which can include personal preference, race, ethnicity, ideologies, gender, disability, sexuality and age. There is no part of popular culture that every person equally shares. It can also include people's different interest in movies, music, and popular reading material. 3. How do the choices we make about what forms of popular culture to consume influence the formation of our cultural identity? The forms of popular culture we choose to consume influence the formation of our cultural identity through shared experiences. Many people consider popular culture as the most common form of entertainment whether television, movies, music, or what we find on the web. Yet, pop culture is grounded in articulations of shared encounters that are significantly more fundamental to our society, including the qualities that have molded it, for example, integrity, community, compassion, courage, sacrifice, respect, hard work, and justice. 4. What strategies can people use to resist popular culture? Popular culture can be resisted when people change their mindset and know that popular culture is a rule of law to follow. It ca also be resisted by people just stop thinking as a rat race, or when people engage into alternative lifestyles and unusual things. Examples is the use of sculptures, images of idolatry, and music with too much mixtures of idols and symbols to worship among others or another example some people feel the need to avoid television completely. Some decide not to own a TV and it’s the same for movies or you can encourage others to rethink their relationships with certain popular culture. So, there are many strategies that people can use to resist to popular culture 5.What types of assumptions might Desperate Housewives or American Idol lead people outside the country to make about U.S. Americans? Some of the assumptions that people make about Americans is that most Americans are on the search of national attention regardless of how they obtain it. Some shows like Desperate Housewives kind of sensationalize the lives of actual at home wives when in fact most real at home wives would say their life can get dull most times. Not all Americans are out trying to entertain others, seeking fame. 6. What are some examples of high culture? Of low culture? What determines the category? High culture is not mass produced; It belongs to the social elite. Items of high culture often require extensive experience, training, and reflection to be appreciated. Examples include the culture of aristocracy, intelligentsia, appreciation for opera, love of classical music, enjoyment in ballet, and attending art exhibits. While low culture is a derogatory term for forms of popular culture that have mass appeal. Examples include the culture of the less

educated. Examples of popular culture come from a wide array of genres including popular music, print, cyber culture, sports, entertainment, leisure, fads, advertising and television. Sports and television are arguably two of the most widely consumed examples of popular culture, and they also represent two examples of popular culture with great staying power.. The category is determined by the number of people into that culture, the state and level of wealth and the type of class people live in. 7. Is there any relationship between high and low culture and socio-economic class in the U.S.? In the U.S., there is no relationship between the high to low culture and socio-economic class, because almost all of the U.S. population loves sports for example, former President Barack Obama who loves basketball but was President of The Unites States so he had a great socioeconomic situation and a love for low culture. 8. What is your favorite television show? What values does it embody/illustrate? The best Television show in my case is the American Experience and the main reason for liking it is because of being educative in quite a number of ways. The television has since 1998 broadcasted the American History till now, hence educates on quite a number of things. A favorite television show of mine is “The Simpsons” mainly because of the humor. The show often has humorous take on pop culture and can emulate certain events that happened in the past and have an episode loosely based on ridiculous pop-cultural events from the past. 9. Pressing for gay rights and free speech might be considered a type of cultural imperialism. What do you think? I think it is not a type of cultural imperialism because gay rights and free speech are some things that are being threatened in our society today. Just recently Donald Trump banned all people who are transgender from serving in our military, and has also been outspoken the NFL player Colin Kaepernick who has started kneeling during the National Anthem, when it's his first amendment right to do so. If people were to stop pressing for these issues, many people would be suppressed, even if they are not a minority. 10. How can fear of a particular cultural group be perpetuated through popular culture? Fear of a certain culture can be perpetuated through lack of involvement and cessation of the culture. For example, this is shown when many people diverged from the use of local Television broadcasting and went to digital broadcast...