USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did people embrace or become familiar with “mass culture”?
A
factories
B
movies and radios
C
electricity
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Radio fostered a real-time national conversation during challenging times of Depression and world war. And it became the single greatest force (before television and the internet) in developing a mass culture of sports, entertainment, news and advertising.

Detailed explanation-2: -Movies Shape Culture Just as movies reflect the anxieties, beliefs, and values of the cultures that produce them, they also help to shape and solidify a culture’s beliefs. Sometimes the influence is trivial, as in the case of fashion trends or figures of speech.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brought the culture of the city out to people in the country. This spread city ideas to the country and helped convince traditionalists in the country that the cities were ruining American culture and society.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Cultural products that are both mass-produced and for mass audiences. Examples include mass-media entertainments-films, television programmes, popular books, newspapers, magazines, popular music, leisure goods, household items, clothing, and mechanically-reproduced art.

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