An Evaluation of the relationship between popular culture and television

AL ERDEM AKGÜL; AN EVALUAT ON OF THE RELAT ONSH PBETWEEN POPULAR CULTURE AND TELEV S ONSUMMARYIn this study we are going to examine the relationship between popularculture that is one of the current topic of discussions and television which is one ofthe important instrument of mass media. Popular culture is one of the most commonaspects of social life and it consist of the leisure time. In this study we have focusedon the relationship between television that is one of the most effective means ofcommunication and the popular culture.The study consists of five chapters. In the first section we have dealt with thequestion of methodology.In the second section, the concept of popular culture and related conceptshave been defined; their basic features have been pointed out. Popular culture is theculture of daily life. It generally involves the activities of resting times and it isintended for entertaining the people. Popular culture is originated by technology.Constituents and products of popular culture are generated and diffused by means offirstly television and the other mass communication means. It is a culture of ?use?and consumption?; at the same time, it supplies preliminary requirements ofreproduction of a particular life style ideologically.In the third section, basic approaches to popular culture have been taken up.Positive and negative viewpoints of the phenomenon, popular culture, have beenemphasized and studied in a wide perspective.In the forth section, we have investigated the relationship between popularculture and the mass media. We have defined the mass media and the functions of it.And we have focused on the relationship between mass media, especially thetelevision and popular culture. While doing this, we have examined some of currentand important events that took place in various television programs. The televisionthat can be viewed as the transmitter and completing component of the popularculture can also be seen as the most important source of information. The televisionis a medium that transmits the popular culture and transforms the communities intomass society. For this reason we can say that the products of the popular culture canbe seen all aspects of social life.In the last section, general evaluation of the work, results and suggestionshave been given.In conclusion, we can say that popular culture is the culture of daily life andthe television is an effective medium that is quite influential on the daily life itself. Itcan be said that the television is the main instrument of transmit and dissemination ofthe popular culture. For this reason, the quality of the products of the popular culturemust be questioned and in order to achieve more staled cultural environmentnecessary policies must be developed immediately.