What is popular culture? How did television affect the social mores of the 1950s?

Popular
culture, or "pop culture," refers to
commonly acknowledged trends and social
references inspired or influenced by
the myriad forms of mass media, including film, television,
radio, social
networking, and books.  It is indivisible from mass media, as the wide-spread

dissemination of images, phrases, and concepts become part of the daily jargon of the
lives of
many people, especially those of younger ages, such as teenagers.
 Popular television shows, in
particular, have been responsible for
spreadingand ideas that found a niche with segments of the
viewing public
that grew into social phenomena. Phrases first uttered by popular characters on
a
television program are repeated among viewers until they become part of the
lexicon.  During the
1970s, television shows like Good
Times, Happy Days ,
and others spawned
phrases that became a part of the popular culture of the time, such as the

former program's character of J.J., who regularly employed the
phrase "Dy-no-mite!"
that...

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