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Essay / Mass Media and Popular Culture - 539
Popular culture is described as the popular culture that is prevalent in a society at a particular time. It involves all aspects of social life and is most actively absorbed by the public. Popular culture is generally a culture of people in a particular society and the associations between communities in their daily activities determine it. These popular culture activities include the way one dresses, the use of slang; the greeting practices and foods a community eats. Popular culture is informed by mass media. Mass media is used to convey information, perceptions, and ideas to people. Media, especially magazines and journals, are popular for communicating health-related issues. Media has a huge impact on societies by making people aware of the importance of staying healthy. This has gone a long way in reducing the number of people suffering from health problems. The main goals of mass media are to educate the population, influence public relations in a positive way, and promote various policies. One of the mass media that I often rely on for information...