About the book: 1986 / The book analyzes popular culture (“pop culture”) as a special type of bourgeois culture. It is shown how “pop culture” fulfills its class role of manipulating people’s consciousness. The authors’ concept is expressed in a lively, accessible form using interesting examples of the manifestation of “pop culture” in various spheres of mass communication. Because of this, the work is of interest to both specialists and a wide range of readers..