Contrast and Comparison Paragraph by Yana Hrybovska

Common people usually have stereotypical vision of mass culture and elitist culture. On the one hand, mass culture is considered to be a ‘low’ variant of culture. On the other hand, elitist culture is thought to be a ‘high’ culture. Mass culture is spread among a majority of people, whereas elitist culture is usually related to a relatively small and privileged group of the society. Mass culture is usually thought to be rather primitive and has a lot of negative connotations. Conversely, elitist culture is believed to be exquisite and in the minds of common people has a positive meaning. Thus, we can see that the attitude towards mass culture and elitist culture in the society is greatly determined by such firm stereotypes.