Relationships In Pop Culture

When we think of pop culture, especially in movies we think of celebrities, fashion, and tag lines. While Do the Right Thing (DTRT) by Spike Lee has maybe one of those, but its powerful themes, characters and presentation turned it into one of the most notable films ever. It heavily employs the interactionist approach by showing different cultures interacting with one another, and making major points of their own stereotypical racial biases, bigotry and degrees of discrimination, as well as the initial signs of gentrification which culminate into series of ever intensifying events that forever change the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Sty). DTRT utilizes metaphor of heat and pop culture themes of music, fashion and racial conflict, to address real social, economic, institutional and political inequities that still plague our society today.

The trendy, slang word, Bae, is defined by Dictionary.com as an affectionate term used to address or refer to one’s girlfriend, boyfriend, etc. Teenagers today blurt out the word playfully, “Marc is bae” or “Justin is bae.” This movement casually started as another word for babe or baby but is now being used to label anything likeable. The epidemic of the word “bae” throughout pop culture has evolved into a word used from addressing a loved one to describing a love for food. This has left the past generations in the dust, unaware of the “bae” movement sweeping the world.

You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not. – Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper While the lack of love and unity between the people of the community is important, the fact that there is no concept of familial love is perhaps the most frightening. If love is glue, the love between family is superglue and the fact that it is missing in the Brave New World is one of its features that sets it apart from the savages. Like the structure of the cast system, the lack of family is also a tool to maintain the twisted version of stability.

Our society is leaning closer towards the way personal relationships are portrayed in Brave New World every day. With the behaviors children displayed and what they once did in their free time, is a completely different process than a long time ago. The way adults pursue their dating lives is no longer conservative as it once was, but promiscuous. And, the lack of sympathy our world has as a whole is lessoning every day. All of these things give example to what The Brave New World experienced in their transition to becoming The Brave New World; and if we are not careful, we are headed in that direction.

The ethical concerns in Mr. Bippes’ career development are obvious and stem around his sexual relationship with his professor. Fromuth, Kelly, Wilson, Finch, and Scruggs (2013) discussed the effects of teacher attractiveness on undergraduate’s perceptions of teacher and student sexual involvement. According to Fromuth et al. (2013) sexual misconduct between a professor and an undergrad student is not uncommon, but it is in fact inappropriate and can be harmful. While Richards, Crittenden, Garland, and McGuffee (2014) reported that sexual relationships between students and faculty are usually viewed as a private matter and is ignored by university administration.

Pop Culture permeates our society and is now the first and last thing we think about every day. Almost every waking moment includes pop culture in some way, as society has embraced this new way of life. Parents use electronics to entertain their children and keep them out of the way, and children use them to avoid their parents. Escapism, guilty pleasures and popular culture define each other in ways that they didn’t in the past and now our world is trying to reconcile it.

“Once upon a time”… you know the story, were the prince goes to great lengths to rescue the princess from the witch or the dragon, maybe even some curse, they fall in love and live happily ever after. If only relationships were that simple, and not that sexist, how happy we all would be. However, for those of us that live outside the world of fairy tales, we know how unrealistic this is. In taking the time to look at “real” relationships, we see that they have many complexes; multiple facets that make the relationship begin, continue and even end. Some would argue that relationships are not intricate at all, but in reality, we have lost the value and meaning behind them and so we make them more difficult. That the issue with relationships is

How Far Do You Agree That Shakespeare Presents Relationships as Merely Comical? Much Ado About Nothing is a play written by William Shakespeare set in the sixteenth century Messina, Sicily. Much Ado About Nothing is considered to be one of the of Shakespeare’s comedies, as it combines elements of robust amusement with more serious issues which occurred at the time. It’s an elated comedy that ends with multiple marriages and no deaths.

The Bond franchise has majorly influenced popular culture worldwide since it started in 1962. Everyone orders their drink shaken, not stirred, because of Bond. The film industry will forever owe 007 for all that it has brought to the big screen. Spy movies all started with Dr. No in 1962. Cars in the Bond films will be remember as some of the classics.

Today, romance is one of the most popular genres to watch on television. Unlike most, romance is a genre where the plot revolves around the love between two main characters as they experience the highs and lows of love. “Common themes that revolve around romantic movies are kissing, love at first sight, tragic love, destructive love, and sentimental love” (Taylor). These themes appear in many historical films and the pattern still continues in modern films as well. Watching romantic movies has a giant negative influence on the viewer's analysis of what love and relationships should really be like. These films give the wrong impression of reality when it comes to dating, marriage, having children, and even how to manage a relationship in

Belonging is a fundamental need by all human beings and the main motivator that encourages individuals to seek out relationships with others. (Baumeister & Leary 1995) When the need to belong is not met, individuals are strongly driven to search for connections to fulfil this void. In some cases, people may even choose to engage in parasocial relationships. Research has shown that parasocial relationships are successful in inducing feelings of belonging. (McConnell et al. 2011) This essay will focus on parasocial relationships with media characters. In this essay, I will first describe anthropomorphism. Then, I will critically discuss the differences in anthropomorphism of media characters in terms of gender, relationship status and attachment style. Finally, I will suggest a conclusion about anthropomorphism based on the research evidence.

In the situation presented, a male counselor, which for the intents of this paper we will call Mark, is put in a tough situation. He is supervising an intern, who we will call Emma, and with that intern begins to attend non-school sanctioned social events. Neither of them are married so there Is nothing morally wrong from that aspect, however, at the same time Mark is still the Emma’s supervisor. Mark did the right thing by seeking supervision by means of talking to the school principal but he did not look at the big picture. Although the principal mentioned a few members of the faculty that had gotten married, it does not make mention of what type of faculty members they were and whether or not both of them held the same position. In

What pops into your mind first when you think of popular culture in today’s day and age? The latest dirt on celebrities or the latest iPhone release? The latest controversial issue or the latest iTunes hit? Regardless, pop culture encompasses all four of these concepts and many more, which consume the world we live in each and every day. Think about education. At first thought, your mind may not make the connection between the newest Taylor Swift song and the highest ACT score, but the linkage between the two becomes undeniable when you dive deeper. Ponder this: each day millions of kids walk into school buildings across the United States, each of them glued to a little slice of pop culture, a.k.a. their phone. And each day these millions

Typically, difficulty comes along with aligning the character of a fictional pop-culture icon and a historical figure. Rarely do the people we read about in history books remind us of characters we see on the big screen. However, when a television program, such as The Walking Dead, highlights round personas that face major developments throughout the series, the characters become immensely vivid and believable. So believable, in fact, that these characters can spark comparison between themselves and the historical figures who have set the stage for inspiration. To demonstrate the successful blending of historical figures and characters of pop culture, a distinct example comes to mind. Maggie Rhee from the groundbreaking television show The Walking Dead and Queen Elizabeth I of England have proven themselves women of exemplary strength. While Maggie survives the zombie apocalypse and attempts to protect those she loves, Queen Elizabeth survives the adversity that comes with ruling as a female in a male dominant period. These women, whether fictional or historical, face similar challenges and responsibilities. Their wholehearted self-confidence inspires the people they lead and makes their communities thrive. Therefore, both Maggie from The Walking Dead and Queen Elizabeth I of England embody strong female leaders, demonstrated by their approach to battle, and personal survival.

Most undergraduate students are legally adults, albeit often very young legal adults, who may or may not be prepared to deal emotionally with the ramifications of an intimate personal relationship with a superior. A close personal friendship or a romantic and/or sexual relationship with a professor in general can significantly complicate this inherent unequal balance of power. Issues of favoritism can arise, especially if other students know about the relationship. Despite the fact that the issue is being discussed among college administrations and faculty boards, students are often left out of the conversation (Barbella, 2010). Ultimately, college students are adults and thus have the legal and ethical right to choose with whom to engage in a personal, romantic or sexual relationship as long as his/her partner is a consenting adult. Navigating the emotions and politics of these relationships can even provide a lesson that cannot be taught within the confines of the classroom.