The social media environment becomes an odd mix of entertainment report, reality TV and fan base. Critiquing media is not simply an intellectual activity but often a larger social standpoint of resistance against corporate-produced popular culture. WHAT IS POPULAR CULTURE? The effects of social media and popular culture on body image have been a huge problem because people continuously try everything they can to fit into the category of the "perfect" body, due to the fact that we see models on runways, billboards and magazines all screaming for a thin America. Pop Culture Trends: Pictured Kylie Jenner whose ever presence on social media has had a profound influence on youth culture and her vast personal fortune. Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects. Nowadays, because of social media the way we look at an image and receive a piece of information have … As technology and social networking sites increasingly affect the behavior and culture around us, signs of digital addiction are on the rise. Critiquing media is not simply an intellectual activity but often a larger social standpoint of resistance against corporate-produced popular culture. For better or for worse, social media has become party of the fabric of society. This is highlighted in an intriguing new study from Viacom Velocity. In a sense, social media levels the playing field between the famous and not so famous. Explore the full report to learn more about how to reach audiences where they already are, including clear steps for driving social change through pop culture. The relationship between teens, pop culture and the media (mass and social) is deeply symbiotic – and here to stay. As technology and social networking sites increasingly affect the behavior and culture around us, signs of digital addiction are on the rise. The sociologically fascinating part about this is the ubiquity (that is, it is everywhere) of the mass media and our popular culture…

American Idol, People Magazine, iPods, and Brangelina (just to name a few) are tasty and addictive. How Pop Culture Trends Influence Youth: How the cult of celebrity, television, media influence and reiterate cult themes- sometimes to …

She concludes her metaphor beautifully, suggesting that "pop culture is fast food for the soul." Social media is a major facet of internet culture and has greatly impacted how we interact with one another. They’ve flowered into everything from various iconic Spongebob scenes, videos that end with WWE wrestler John Cena’s introduction into the ring, and other out of context photos with new labels put onto them. Steven Friedman and his students discover this in “Taking Action Against Disney” when he and his students protested the working conditions of employees in Central American factories that make Disney products. The power to influence popular culture no longer lies with the relative few with control over traditional forms of mass media; it is now available to the great mass of people with access to the Internet.