Unit Reflection 2

Critical Insight: What is pop culture? Before I read the reading, “What Is Pop Culture?”, I thought this was an easy question, but it was also a difficult question. The feeling was similar with asking the question: what is the function? I have had math course, and I do its assignments every week. However, I think I cannot explain the meaning of function very well. They look like the easiest one, but they may be the most difficult one. Therefore, this reading is helpful because it lists the elements of pop culture, and I can understand the definition, but not just the feelings. In my word, pop culture is the culture from common people’s daily lives, and pop culture is the expression of common people’s preferences, values, thoughts, attitude, and opinion. Common people create pop culture in four ways: objects, people, events, and places. Pop culture also influences common people in four ways: behaviors, thoughts, customs, and history. For example, I-phone is one of the popular objects which are created by people, and many people hope to buy I-phone because it catches common people’s preference and becomes a sign of standard of live. In conclusion, pop culture exists everywhere; it is a part of our lives. Humans unconsciously create it, and it unconsciously influences human society and each person.

Aha: Everyone knows that pop culture is the connection of people. Everyone knows how to say the definition and reflection, but they may really know what is the real effect and result of connection. After I understood the elements of pop culture, I immediately realized what this is and how it connects me to others and society in my daily life. For instance, the connection of I and David Beckham is his plays and my preference. Then, this preference let me begin to focus the sports, soccer. After that, I got a dream which was to be a soccer player, and I made friends with the people who liked the soccer as me. Our expression may attract the other people interested in soccer. Finally, they will affect more and more people; it is just like I have done for them. For David Becakham, because of his fans, including me, he becomes a famous and popular soccer player. By using this train of thinking and extending the factor to the others, I can easily the way that how pop culture connects people together. Certainly, the connection sometime breaks the gap of gender, culture, race, area, status, and value.

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I think this knowledge can let me understand more people’s mentality. I am good at analyzing people’s thoughts and speculating their future behaviors. It is helpful for improving my ability of psychology.