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According To Critics Popular Culture Is: * Superficial * Formula Based * Mass Produced For Cheapness * Standardised Using examples explore the strengths and weaknesses of this argument. Culture has never been given a specific meaning; there are many different things that people perceive culture as. The difference between high culture and popular culture is frequently a matter of taste or judgement. Popular culture has been a problem for as long as there has been something called "popular culture." High culture according to some has durability i.e. it lasts for a long period of time for example: Beethoven, Mona Lisa, Mozart and Leonardo De Vinci. More select audiences such as opera, ballet, proms and art galleries are considered to have high value. There are many ideas/icons of high culture Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth which all use universal themes and ideas eg. Jealousy..... Popular cultures include Tabloids, Soap Operas, Reality TV, KFC, MTV appeal...

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