mainstream culture

collocation in English

meaningsofmainstreamandculture

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mainstream
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
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culture
noun
uk
/ˈkʌl.tʃər/us
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/
the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a ...
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(Definition ofmainstreamandculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmainstream culture

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They can mean, however, that it becomes increasingly difficult to remain part ofmainstreamculturewith respect to clothes.
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This is the mentality of a nation ofmainstreamculture.
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Whatever their differences, followers of the counterculture, and evangelical and eastern religions shared a desire for meaning and authenticity that increasingly became part ofmainstreamculture.
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Mainstreamculturehas a much easier time of it.
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If there was ever a question whether popular music has arrived as part of ourmainstreamculture, it was answered that evening.
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Generally speaking, the industry is influenced bymainstreamculture.
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Lyrically, the album discusses youth and critiques ofmainstreamculture.
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More generally, the term standard can be applied to any popular song that has become very widely known withinmainstreamculture.
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Punk fashion was originally an expression of nonconformity, as well as opposition to bothmainstreamcultureand the status-quo.
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Scientific forms of art, including fractal art, have developed separately frommainstreamculture.
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Social disorganisation may also produce crime by isolating communities from themainstreamculture.
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She begins a phase of rebellion and individuality and gets a navel piercing, which has largely been credited as introducing navel piercing tomainstreamculture.
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Punk music has also been heavily associated with a certain punk fashion and absurdist humour which exemplified a genuine suspicion ofmainstreamcultureand values.
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The best part of the magazine is that it challenges the prevailingmainstreamculture.
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She even argues that polka music can be perceived as a radical alternative tomainstreamculture.
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The perception of separation from themainstreamculturecan create severe stress and can be considered the impetus for the psychology of disenfranchisement.
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The exposure of wrestling on television proved the ultimate boost to the live event business as wrestling became part ofmainstreamculture.
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