Popular culture is an essential element of everyone’s daily life. Whether it is through direct or indirect means. Popular culture can often be interpreted in different means simply because it is a rather big umbrella where many areas of lifestyle/society seek shelter. Lifestyles such as music, films, toys etc. This often has an impact on people and the society. Popular culture throughout the years has become a major part of why the entire world is so much more connected today than it has ever been. Popular culture by its terminology, literally means culture which is popular. The fact that popular culture can reach out to a wide audience helps its benefit of reflecting the society itself. In my opinion, popular culture simply reflects changes in attitudes, morality and values over time. The following essay will justify why through focusing on two specific areas of music and toys.

Toys have experienced a huge turnabout since their existence in the simplest form. Throughout the years, creativity has often depended on availability of resources. In 4000BC, toys were made of wood and were used as a way to connect socially and spend time. This reflected the society’s attitude and values of the time which were specific to being together and interacting with everyone. As the years passed, 1950s featured toys which used a variety of resources such as plastic(play-doh) and metal(slinky). This change occurred due to the changes in societies values and attitude. Values changed from