Running head: POPULAR MEDIA Popular Culture and Electronic Media Paper Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Popular Culture and Electronic Media Paper Introduction The issue of electronic media and popular culture is marked with many controversies with potential debates ranging from its impacts on social responsibilities to work, justice and law. The controversy is compounded by the fact that technology advancement has been on the increase in the recent past due to the increase of dependency on information and communication in the modern world. As a consequence therefore, the electronic media has become a reliable and a common source of information yet it has confirmed to have far reaching impacts on our daily activities. In this interest therefore, this paper is written. It focuses on the roles that electronic media have played in the development of American popular culture. It also highlights trends propagated by the electronic media and the impact of these trends on Consumerism, work, social responsibility, happiness, the human body, justice, law, and order Role of electronic media The electronic media can be defined as a form of communication and information transfer which makes use of electronic and electromechanical energy. Electronic media is evidenced in the American society by the existence of electronic devices which include but not limited to television, telephones and computers. Top on the list of the roles of electronic media to the popular American cu...