Dominic Strinati – A Critique of Mass Culture Theory
mass culture is not homogenous, its consumers are not passive and there are no distinct high or folk cultures.
mass culture is not homogenous, its consumers are not passive and there are no distinct high or folk cultures.
Herbert Gans criticised mass culture theorists by suggesting there was a plurality of cultures in America, each of equal value.
Mass culture refers to standardised, simplified cultural products produced for profit. According to Dwight Macdonald mass culture was harmful to society.