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The Influence of Popular Culture and Entertainment Media on Adult Education
Author(s) -
Thompson Patricia M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.270
Subject(s) - popular culture , entertainment , media literacy , sociology , media culture , popular media , adult education , psychology , media studies , pedagogy , art , visual arts
This chapter summarizes the main themes in this volume: the role of popular culture and entertainment media in facilitating critical media literacy with adult learners; the influence of popular culture on our understanding of ourselves and others; and the ways in which popular culture reinforces or resists the dominant culture.