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Popular culture
The vernacular or people's culture that prevails in a modern society.
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genre
Culture; Popular culture
The common term given to a particular type or group of paintings, books, films or musk, distinguished from others by their specific style or content: eg Western films.
gospel music
Culture; Popular culture
A style of sacred singing which developed in the Protestant churches of black America; the main song is often freely improvised, and accompanied by a chorus of chanting and clapping.
haute
Culture; Popular culture
couture High-quality fashion; the clothes designed and made by couturiers.
hedonism
Culture; Popular culture
The doctrine that pleasure is the sole and the proper aim of human action.
high-tech
Culture; Popular culture
A movement in architecture and interior design dating from the 1970s, which employs industrial objects and imagery.
hillbilly music
Culture; Popular culture
The traditional songs (largely of European origin) of rural communities in the southern United States; first recorded in the 1920s, usually to the accompaniment of a banjo, fiddle or guitar.
hippy
Culture; Popular culture
Colorfully dressed in flowing ethnic styles, this anti-establishment group in 1960s society succeeded the beatniks as rebels against middle-class values.
