JEdu: Journal of English Education
Vol 4, No 2 (2024): JEdu: Journal of English Education

The Influence of Popular Culture on the F&B Products in TikTok Content

Kristina, Mira (Unknown)
Budiwaty, Suci (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jul 2024

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the characteristics of popular culture used in the content of F&B products on TikTok based on John Storey's theory and also the influence of popular culture on F&B products. The TikTok video contents were the F&B products: Mixue, McDonald’s, and Starbucks. The videos were from 2022 until 2023. Documentation techniques were used in collecting the data and information supporting the analysis. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The result of the analysis showed that the F&B products were following the six characteristics of popular culture, there are 3 data found that Popular culture is widely liked by many people, 3 data found that Popular culture is to say that it is a culture that remains after we have decided what high culture is, 4 data found that Popular culture is referred to as 'mass culture', 3 data found that Popular culture is a culture that comes from the 'people', 6 data found that Popular culture as a place of struggle between the 'resistance' of subordinate groups and the 'aggregation' forces that operate in the interests of the dominant group, and 6 data found that Popular culture is a culture of postmodernism. Popular culture also influences people’s eating habits through F&B products. People become consumptive and they buy things not for necessity, but only for their satisfaction. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jedu

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JEdu: Journal of English Education focused to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest outstanding research and developments in the fields of English Education. The scope of this journal encompasses to study of English Education, Literature, Linguistics, and ...