Sunday, March 30, 2008

Pop culture as a political tool

  • Pessimist view
    -entertainment designed by the ruling elite
    to legitimize the ruling ideas of society
  • Optimist view
    -creative outlet used by the working class
    to oppose the dominant bourgeois culture

Source: Dr. Ricardo Abad, sociologist
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