Critical Thinking & Critical Theory How Mass Culture is Produced Paper

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Running head: CRITICAL THINKING

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Critical Thinking
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CRITICAL THINKING

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Introduction

Critical theory is made up of diverse crucial analysis of various intellectual and social life
aspects. Its objective is to disclose, in a practical way, the nature of society at large. Critiques
that exist towards modern society and culture are some of the critical theory strongest points.
Critical theory is a critique and assessment of society and culture by the application of social
sciences and humanities knowledge. Frankfurt School of sociology first defined critical theory as
a social theory that is aimed at critiquing and changing the community. The culture industry is a
name that is used by social thinkers like Max Horkheimer to explain how the prevalent culture in
capitalist society functions as an industry in the production of standardized products. The culture
industry concept is mostly in sociology, media studies, and critical theory. A typical example of
that can assist in the explanation of the culture industry is TV lifestyles. The character on these
TV shows us there great homes and their elegant homes. This essay discusses how mass culture
is produced, the essential institutions or social groups that are involved in cultural production,
and the packaging of culture.
How Mass Culture is produced
Mass culture are ideas or values that develop from same news source exposure, media,
music, and art (Stauth, 2019). Mass culture is spread to people rather than arising from their
daily interactions with each other. Mass culture misses the specific and special content of local
society and regional cultures. It mostly enhances the role of the individual as consumers. With
the coming of publishing and broadcasting in the 20th century, the mass culture scope has
drastically expanded. Mass culture came in place for folklore, which was the culture of
traditional societies. With the rapid growth of the internet, the difference between the folklore
and mass media is getting blurred. The rise of mass culture is a new phenomenon that has

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