In sixteen pages pop culture is examined through an application of group dynamics social theory. Fifteen sources are cited in the bibliography.
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long been debated that pop culture rises from social conditions, but it can also be argued that social changes drive pop culture changes as well. Hip Hop can be
seen as being a subculture that developed in a narrow geographical area and then extended to the rest of the country in clothing style and rap music, but the reverse
can be argued as well. The success of Hip Hop also can be seen as developing as a need arose within the adolescent community that adolescents filled with rap
albums and baggy pants. In the space of only a few months, Americans turned to patriotism with amazing speed. Groups dedicated to
collecting money for the families of victims of heart-stopping terrorist attacks appeared and swung into action. Our shallowness and self-absorption gave way nearly instantly in the face of a
true crisis. The Terrorist Attacks Movies ready for release on September 12, 2001 were postponed so that shots of the New York skyline
- containing the twin towers of the World Trade Center - could be edited out. Publishers of a video game, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, offered registered owners software to
remove the World Trade Center from the game, one that allowed users to fly a virtual plane and included in its scenarios flying that plane into the twin towers.
A new version was scheduled to be released soon after but was delayed indefinitely. A Broadway play, "Assassins," whose main characters were those who had assassinated U.S. presidents, was
put on hold indefinitely. Sports events were delayed for a short time; fascination with Britney Spears abruptly ended. Cagle, McDowell, Goehner and