User:Sanjay singh baghel

First define the culture-"As Raymond Williams has argued, “culture” is one of the hardest words in the English language to define." Culture comes from the Latin cultura meaning to cultivate, and in its most basic form means the way people live, depending on their beliefs, customs, language, environment, language, history and many others aspects. •For this reason, Raymond Williams refers to culture as “a way of life”. •It can also be termed as a “distinctive set of beliefs”. This implies that there are groups of people who share the same culture, and that this culture is different from other groups. However, culture can also belong to an individual. •A more “academic” definition is a “structure of feeling”. This implies that we all have a system for encountering or “feeling” our way through the world. This is our

Now Defining “Popular”

•The word “popular” is much easier to define. •This word also has its roots in the Latin popularis, meaning for people. In its most basic form “popular” means liked by many people. •There are two main ways to apply the word popular to the word culture. The first is –Of the people This means that popular culture is created by the people for their own consumption. Popular culture that is of the people is: •A collective expression. •Collective refers to the fact that a group of people do it together. •Expression refers to an articulation of something that is significant to those people. Therefore: •By people with a common life situation •Expressed through song, customs, etc •Often called “folk” culture •The term “folk culture” refers to an organic process which comes from below. Folk culture has its own meanings, customs and history.

Dr. Sanjay Singh Baghel Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman.