Discussion Post: Popular Culture Influencing Perceptions
After you have completed the material and have considered the ways that religion, gender, race, sexuality, and morality are portrayed in popular culture, consider the following questions:
a) How can popular culture influence society's perceptions of religion, race, gender, sexuality, and morality? Share specific examples from pop culture to support your argument.
b) What is popular culture's role in emphasizing or minimizing stereotypes? Does pop culture reinforce popular stereotypes or break them down? Share examples to support your position.
c) Share a unique example from pop culture of a counter-dominant portrayal of gender, race, or religion (one that has not already been shared by a classmate).
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.