Common Culture - 6th Edition Author:Michael F. Petracca, Madeleine Sorapure From Barbie to the Internet, the Simpsons to the malls, Common Culture, an engaging pop culture reader, can help readers develop writing skills while reading and thinking about subjects they find inherently interesting. It contains essays addressing pop culture topics along with suggestions for further reading. Topics covered in the ess... more »ays include advertising, television, popular music, cyberculture, sports, and movies.« less