The term "popular culture" describes a cultural condition that could not have appeared in Western civilization before the late eighteenth century. ... The origins of what is now called "the entertainment industry" can be recognized as early as 1750, when cultural goods began to be manufactured and marketed in quantity as a response to the needs of this mass public.
――東京学芸大学 前期日程/中学校課程英語、国際理解教育課程多言語多文化、欧米研究専攻 (2月25日実施)――2005年