American Myths - Pytania na egzamin

Pytania na Szopskiego: 1. Superman is considered a model American icon. What makes Superman so American? 2. VALS typology has born an important instrument in advertising and marketing. What makes it so useful and how does it segment the American society? 3. Popular culture is often identified with American culture. Provide some reasons for such a belief. 4. Compare the characteristics of the popular culture production with those of the elite culture. Give examples of the two. 5. In what way commercial aspects of the product are essential in making the cultural product an icon? 6. Celebrities are a permanent feature of a popular culture. What is their role in providing content to popular culture myths? Give examples. 7. In everyday life we use the term culture in several different meanings. What are the differences between an everyday and an anthropological/sociological use of the word.

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… popular culture production with those of the elite culture. Give examples of the two. 5. In what way commercial aspects of the product are essential in making the cultural product an icon? 6. Celebrities are a permanent feature of a popular culture. What is their role in providing content to popular culture myths? Give examples. 7. In everyday life we use the term culture in several different meanings…
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