Culture Diffusion Mcdonalds And Starbucks

When a traveller crosses over into different divisions of the world, and see the same sites as in there home town it can lessen cultural differences. Around the world many different cultures are beginning to share their material and nonmaterial culture with each other. This is called culture diffusion. One example of culture diffusion is people in the united states play hockey which is also played in Canada. This is an example of culture diffusion which has a positive outcome. Another example of culture diffusion is the spread of AIDs or Smallpoxs which has a negative outcome. With the spread of McDonalds and Starbucks all over the world I believe it has a negative outcome. In the book it talks about how the rates of obesity doubled when the

spread of fast-food culture came in to Japanese cities.
With places like McDonalds and Starbucks popping up, all over the world it also effected the physical aspects of different cultures. When traveling across the world you expect to see differences in peoples spaces. Different cultures have different styles of homes, schools, neighborhoods and buildings. This is called material culture. Physical aspects of a culture lets people have different perceptions of its community and belonging. I believe McDonalds in different cultures has a negative effect because there is an Americanized place in there country or city.
With places like McDonalds and Starbucks appearing all over the world, It pushes American culture. It is said that McDonalds advertising, pushes families a parts and promote individualism. With this culture imperialism it can cause people to think less of their country or being american is being pushed on them.
Sitting down and eating a meal as a family is a popular tradition in many cultures and different families. With places like McDonalds and Starbucks all over the world it can drive traditions such as eating together as a family away. This is called Symbolic Culture. With this, places like McDonalds and Starbucks have a negative outcome with different traditions and cultures.

One example of Cultural Imperialism is, the way movies make some cites look dirt poor and some cities look rich, expensive and more dominate than others. Cultural Imperialism make you notice the unequal relationships of civilizations and favoring the more powerful one.
Some examples of hegemony is “All Muslims are terrorist” or “Women are bad drivers” Hegemony is when people imposes their views or beliefs on others and make them believe it.