Popular culture accumulates cultural products such as music, art, literature, fashion, dance, film, cyberculture, television, and radio that are consumed by the majority of a society’s population. The term “popular culture” was coined in the 19th century or earlier.
After the end of the Second World War, many innovations in mass media brought about significant cultural and social changes. The meaning of popular culture began to merge with that of mass culture, consumer culture, image culture, media culture and culture for mass consumption. Learn more.