popular consciousness

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

The general awareness or thoughts of the public.

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Examples (10)

  • Hip-hop exploded into the popular consciousness with the rise of music television.
  • The climate change debate has finally entered the popular consciousness.
  • That iconic film character has been a fixture in the popular consciousness for over 50 years.
  • The moon landing is an event forever etched in the popular consciousness of a generation.
  • Sociologists study how media trends shape the popular consciousness.
  • Many once-famous ideas have since faded from the popular consciousness.
  • The novel captured a feeling that was already present in the popular consciousness.
  • It takes time for scientific breakthroughs to filter down into the popular consciousness.
  • The campaign aimed to raise the issue into the popular consciousness before the election.
  • Certain historical myths are deeply embedded in the nation's popular consciousness.