What is Culturalism? Be sure to include proper APA-formatted

1.What is Culturalism? Be sure to include proper APA-formatted in-text citations and full references.

2) Identify one example of popular culture. Choose one of the theorists who contributed to Culturalism and discuss how they might analyze this aspect of popular culture. (Note: this should include a brief description of the theory)

3) Is there a value-difference today between popular culture and high culture? Why/why not? Try to include examples in your discussion.

4) Hall and Whannel found that they had to focus on the interaction between text and audience (vs just text) when studying youth culture. How are teenagers relevant to the study of popular culture? Do they need to be studied as a different audience than children or adults? Why/why not? Find one piece of supplemental material that supports your answer (briefly describe the supplemental material and include an APA Formatted citation for it).

Questions 2 – 250 words TOTAL for the below steps 1 thru 7.
1) Pick one genre of song such as rock, folk, country, rap, etc.

2) Focusing on that single genre of song, pick at least 5 top-ten hits in that genre for a year in two separate decades. (a total of 10 songs)

3) List your genre choice, decade choices, and song choices (with band/singer) for each decade (this does not have to be in APA format)

4) Discuss if/how there are differences between decades. (e.g. in the messages about love, sex, relationships and family)

5) Discuss if/how there are there similarities over the years. (e.g. in the messages about love, sex, relationships and family)

6) Briefly analyze the songs in terms of Adorno’s 3 claims about popular music. (this should include referencing the text when discussing his 3 claims)

7) Briefly discuss how the music you selected is ‘articulated.’ (this should include defining articulation from the text)

Question 3 – 250 words TOTAL for the below a thru e).
a) What are the key differences between structuralism and post-structuralism?
b) Review the basic ideas structuralism takes from Saussure’s work, and its basis in his concepts of language and parole.
c) Identify a text or practice in popular culture.
d) Discuss what this text or practice would look like to someone from another culture (or planet) who was unaware of the ‘structure’ of the text or practice.
e) How would being aware of the structure of the text or practice help the person from another culture or planet make meaning of the text /practice?

Question 4 – 250 words total
What are some practical solutions for the problem of ageism in society today? For example, should people who have experienced age discrimination be able to file a lawsuit claiming the violation of their own civil rights?