Lighter..In the nineteenth century there was a lot of overlap between politics and literature, so many of the same points apply. Slavery was still an issue then, even as reconstruction proceeded and women's issues had barely a foothold until the early 20th century.

   I see very little difference between pop culture and its 'consumers' at that time. Victorian morals prevailed for the most part and although science was making big strides, electricity and indoor plumbing were almost unknown. My paternal grandmother, who I knew until my high school days, was born in 1879. Imagine the changes SHE saw from no electricity to television.
   Your questions, asking ME about days I never lived thru, require me to analyze them using only what I learned and read about. Do you have your own opinions? (I'm assuming you are not in the U.S., but I don't know you.)

I'll take even 200 words.