Popular Culture Blog
Due Sunday, February 21, 2016
What is popular culture, and what does it mean to you?
Popular culture is the belief, behaviors, attitudes, customs, traditions, and artifacts, shared by a group of people. It is learned by how people develop arts and practices; therefore, it is not determined by race, age, or sex.
To me, popular culture means a person, thing, idea, event, and place that has a large part to do with society as a whole. Something that has even potentially changed society.
Why is an understanding of popular culture relevant to you in a business environment and in your present and future career?
It is important to understand popular culture in the business world because it is ever changing. I am in the accounting field and I need to stay relevant in popular culture just as much as other fields would. If I would want to change jobs or if a job hunter would be looking for someone like me, I would want to have myself out there. Also, clients are typically up to date with popular culture to stay ahead of the game; I would also want to make sure I know what is going on with popular culture so that I do not lose a potential client. Finally, being relevant on social media sites such as Linked In could help my future career by other employers seeking me out for a job based on endorsements of others.
What would you consider to be an example of a pop culture artifact? And why would you choose it?
Social Media is my example of a pop culture artifact. All of the sites described below connect friends, businesses, strangers, long lost loves, and family to one another across the Internet. Linked In is a social media tool that is used to help recruit candidates for job placement, endorse others for their knowledge, and increase ones reputation. Facebook and Twitter can help businesses put their names “out there” and market for free. These two websites have also connected friends over the Internet for some time now. Instagram is a bit newer but growing in popularity with the younger crowd. Pintrest helps people share ideas through pictures and videos and people can even sell things there. I do not think that our children will know a world without these social media outlets or at least some sort of social media!
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ReplyDeleteKayleigh,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, popular culture can be just about anything that has an influence on society. I love that you mentioned LinkedIn, it is a wonderful tool for looking at what jobs are out there and connecting to businesses. Social media is a great artifact choice you don't get much more popular than that in today's world. Great Blog.
Great topic! Social media plays such an important role in our everyday lives. I really don't know that it is something I would want to go without. Linked In is a great tool for networking and exposure.
ReplyDeleteGreat artifact!
ReplyDeleteI think that social media does indeed play such a large role in popular culture in our society. Most people use social media every day in some form, and it holds quite a few purposes in the lives of those who use it. If someone has access to the internet, they are most likely using some form of social media.