群众文化的文化现象存在已久,而且在当前的文化建设中的作用越来越重要,具有非常重要的社会功能和文化价值。群众文化作为一种文化现象,具有娱乐交流功能、自我价值体现和认同功能、民族文化的辨识等功能。从文化方面来讲,它是精英文化的母体与源泉,是提升人民素质的平台。本文主要从以上两个方面进行论述。 The cultural phenomenon of the mass culture has existed for a long time and has played an increasingly important role in the current cultural construction and has very important social functions and cultural values. As a cultural phenomenon, mass culture possesses such functions as entertainment communication function, self-value expression and recognition function, and identification of national culture. From a cultural point of view, it is the elite culture of the mother and source, is to enhance the quality of the people platform. This article mainly from the above two aspects to be discussed.