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The main problem in discussing American popular culture is also one of its
main characteristics : it won’t stay American. No matter what it is, whether it
is films, food and fashion, music, casual sports or slang, it’s soon at home
elsewhere in the world. There are several theories why American popular culture
has had this appeal.
One theory is that it has been "advertised"
and marketed through American films, popular music, and more recently,
television. {{U}} (46) {{/U}}. They are, after all, in competition with
those produced by other countries.
Another theory, probably a
more common one, is that American popular culture is internationally associated
with something called "the spirit of America". {{U}} (47) {{/U}} The
final theory is less complex: American popular culture is popular because a lot