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Popular culture
The vernacular or people's culture that prevails in a modern society.
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pop music
Culture; Popular culture
Commercially oriented tunes or songs; term used from the 1950s to describe music aimed at the developing youth market.
popular
Culture; Popular culture
Of the people; widely appreciated. But popular culture, as used here, also identifies a range of products and entertainment, primarily for leisure consumption, that are produced via industrial ...
prime time
Culture; Popular culture
Peak viewing hours on television, when the highest rates are charged to advertisers.
disposable income
Culture; Popular culture
The part of a person' s income left over after tax has been deducted.
documentary
Culture; Popular culture
Factual depiction of actual events or real peoples' lives, in a film or in a radio or television program.
entertainment
Culture; Popular culture
Commercial leisure activity, produced by professional performers for sale to an audience, who consume it for pleasure, relaxation or amusement. Usually expected to be undemanding of its audience, ...
feminism
Culture; Popular culture
The belief that women are men's equals, and that society should embody that equality.
