Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Popular culture, I've long believed, is the best way of finding out what most people care about at any point in time.That's the reason I have no patience with those who disdain watching television and refuse to even have one in their homes.By ignoring such a pervasive cultural reference point, they are distancing themselves from much of the rest of humanity.I'm not demanding that they watch television constantly, or even very often, but if they never look at it at all, they will never understand what most of those around them are seeing and talking about.I think most television programs are drivel, but I try to know at least a little bit about the most popular ones so that I feel somewhat connected to my culture.The same goes for mass-market movies and 'popular' literature such as detective fiction.
Source: Genome biology
Author: Gregory A Petsko
Institution: Brandeis University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,490
OpenAlex ID: W2139703562