Paragraph 5: Now for the Fun! You as Culture Critic
In 1-2 sentences, briefly restate how and why your two selected theories/concepts/key terms are analytically relevant (correct and appropriate) to sociologically analyze your source article regarding your popular culture object.
Choose ONE of the following prompts. Explicitly and thoroughly answer ALL parts of the prompt you select.
Key to understanding popular culture is recognizing it as one of the sites where the struggle for and against the culture of the powerful is engaged, and how popular culture is a potential tool for individual agency. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object attempts to engage in the struggle for or against the culture of the powerful OR how either can be a tool for individual agency.
Popular culture not only shapes but is shaped by society. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object works to construct OR is constructed by social, political, cultural, and/or economic institutions within society.
Popular culture is a process through which people make symbolic meaning out of the world. Explain specifically and explicitly TWO ways in which your selected source article or popular culture object attempt to make cultural meaning of our shared world and society?