POPULAR

CULTURE
YEAR 10
THE MODERN WORLD AND AUSTRALIA

WHAT DO YOU THINK POPULAR

CULTURE IS?

CULTURE:

POPULAR CULTURE:
DEFINITION:
Popular culture is cultural activity that
gains widespread acceptance within a
society over a period of time.

PRIMARY AREAS OF POP CULTURE

Musi
c

FASHIO
N

Spor
t

Film

KEY ASPECTS OF POP CULTURE:

1. Consumers
have easy and
widespread access
to it.
3. It produces
commercial products
that consumers use to
establish links with it.

2. It moves
through a cycle of
local, national and
global acceptance.
4. It changes and evolves
across time. This is
important because it
allows us to differentiate
between a short lived fad
and one that continues
over time

Why do you think we

study popular culture in
history ?

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS & REASONS

FOR THE STUDY:
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE:
- Changes and continuities over a period
of time.
- Reasons for the change and continuity
in the period, society or context.

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS & REASONS

FOR THE STUDY:

Significance:
- The importance of a historical event or
development.
- The reasons why the important event
or development may change over
time.

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS & REASONS

FOR THE STUDY:

Cause and Effect

- The importance of a historical event or
development.
- The reasons why the important event
or development may change over
time.

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS & REASONS

FOR THE STUDY:

Perspectives
- The different perspectives of
participants in the historical period or
context.
- The reasons for the different
perspectives in a particular historical

FAD DEFINITION:
A N I N T E N S E A N D W I D E LY S H A R E D E N T H U S I A S M F O R S O M E T H I N G , E S P E C I A L LY O N E T H AT I S S H O R TLIVED; A CRAZE.
B AS IC A L LY SO M ETH ING TH AT B EC OM ES P O PU L A R OV ER A SH O R T P ER IO D O F T IM E A ND LOSES IN T ER EST O V ER T IM E.

WHAT ARE SOME FADS

THAT YOU HAVE
EXPERIENCED?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE

DO YOU THINK POP

CULTURE DIFFERS TO ITS
AUDIENCE?
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES

ACTIVITY:
LOG ON TO
http://www.crazyfads.com/
AND COMPLETE PROVIDED
WORKSHEET

Create your
own pop
culture fad!
Use worksheet provided to complete activity & share back