American pop culture has been plastered all over billboards and television screens, and heard on radios for many years. This pop culture take over has not only been seen in the United States over the eras, but has also been polluting countries all around the world with it’s constant influx. Not only is it giving the native people of those countries the wrong impression of what America is like, but it is also not what these countries want. Many countries wish to keep their cultural heritage strong without the negative effect of America’s culture on the newest generation. For many countries, the constant push for westernization is putting a strain on the culture. Hollywood is not portraying, to the rest of the world, the ideals of America. …show more content…
This idea is referred to as cultural hegemony, “...: the idea that American culture, as represented in widely exported American movies, TV shows, fast-food restaurants, and brands, is overwhelming the traditional cultures of other countries.” (Source E). In many countries around the world, the fear that this generation is losing their native culture is growing. In Iran, the country’s parliament sends out constant reminders to not be a part of the, “...encroaching ‘tide of godlessness’...” and become “... rappers and West struck youth.” The people are afraid that American pop culture is going to ruin the 6,000 year old culture that they all grew up with. The pop culture being exported is affecting the children, the next generation, of people among the culture. The children are being targeted by the american pop culture, the children are being exposed to western culture and accepting it because of all the gadgets and wonder surrounding it (Source D). People are worried about the growing chance of their culture being “smashed”. They do not, “...want to be washed away by American or any other culture.” (Source G). Despite all of this, some argue that by exposing other countries to our culture, we, America, is actually benefitting them in the long run. For example, exposing a country such as Hong Kong to shows or movies that exemplify our government and our rights, may teach them about other countries. However, by doing this, people from Hong Kong may feel that they can rebel against their government (Source B). Source B shows a pro-democracy protester that is carrying a symbol of one of America’s most patriotic superheroes. The protestor is making a statement but, is being arrested in the process. American pop culture, may educate other countries’ citizens, but what good is that
The media has been a part of the daily life of the American people for the longest time, because of this fact, the media influences the decisions and views of how people should live. One big part of the media that tends to start to develop a sense of how the day-to-day American should live is Disney. Since kids are the main source of Disney’s billion dollar industry children have become an important dimension of the social theory (Giroux 1999: 65). “Within this context, television emerges as a consumer-oriented medium that reflects advertisers’ desire to reach a young, upscale, and primarily White audience” (Goodale1999; Henderson and Baldasty 2003: 100). As a result other races and ethnic groups other than white Americans are often put aside when it comes to the social media view of how Americans should live.
I see a whole generation with no direction, no true love of their beautiful country, no nationalism in them. Instead they wear blue jeans, and drink that despicable liquid called ‘Coca-Cola’. These younger generations are imitating a society across an ocean. I see restaurants grilling up American cuisine’s and California wines. Youths are wearing American brand clothing, and traveling to America to tour their commercialism empire. Why are they doing this? Simple, Americanization.
One of the positives of the globalization of pop culture is that it helps promote Canadian culture to the rest of the world. TV shows, movies, Youtube videos and all these other different forms of media can be used to showcase our Canadian values around the world. Many Canadian TV shows depict the typical lifestyle of Canadians. These implementations allow for us to recognize our own identity and on the other hand also educate others who may not be familiar with our values to see how our lifestyles are.This strengthens our identity as a country because it allows others to recognize our distinct and unique culture. Some may argue however, that the globalization of pop culture weakens our Canadian identity because so many outside influences from other countries can lead to acculturation and a loss of our own unique identity. Nevertheless, this in fact is actually a positive, as one of our core values as a Canadian society is multiculturalism. By accepting values of other nations and incorporating it into our own collective Canadian identity, we are practicing one of our most fundamental values as Canadians. Globalization has also been advanced with popularization of the internet. In today's world, many Canadian internet icons such as IISuperwomanII gained popularity primarily through the internet. Globalization allowed for these stars to expand their fan bases outside their own country and reach out larger audiences
Ideology is “a system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judgments about that world.” (Croteau & Hoynes, 2014). According to Sturken (2001), the system of meaning is based on the use of language and images or representation. Therefore, media texts come along and select what is “normal” and what is “deviant” to the extent that this hegemony of constructed meanings in the viewer’s head becomes “common-sense” (Gramsci in Croteau & Hoynes, 2014). From this standpoint, what America claims to be pop culture which is omnipresent in media internationally, is a representation, through “politics of signification” of what is right or wrong (Kooijman, 2008). An example of America’s cultural ‘manifestation’ is Mean Girls,
Media has had many changes in the past years. Growing up I remember my mom saying that we were lucky to have color televisions now. She would say that when she was younger she would have to hear her stories and games over the radio because back then there was no televisions. Another way of getting entertained was reading stories. The newspaper and the radio was the only way of getting news back then. I thought it was funny when my mom told me that since they were one of the few families that had a television in the neighborhood, she would charge the kids 10 cents to watch television in her house. This was actually a pretty smart thing to do.
Anxiety and affluence are terms that are often applied to the post war decades in an attempt to define them. The newfound wealth that Americans enjoyed after World War II wrought changes on the American social landscape that many may not have been able to predict. The push for heavy consumerism that accompanied the sudden upswing of the U.S. economy gave way to concerns about the decay of moral character in the American home. Increasingly filled with anxieties over the ever-present threat of Communism, which most Americans were aware was an issue they themselves could do little about, the population instead turned towards new distractions, such as television, to attempt to reclaim some sense of dominance in a world they no longer quite recognized. The failure of the device to soothe the nerves of anxious Americans can easily serve as a symbol for any case in which American prosperity increased, rather than alleviated, post war fears.
When we think of pop culture, many things come to mind. Celebrities, music, movies, and the occasional sex tape scandal. However, there is one thing that is so ubiquitous, we often forget its there; drugs. Drugs in pop culture heavily influence the lives of everyone in one-way or another, whether we choose to recognize it or not. From things like music and movies, to loved ones battling drug addiction.
Pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s began to spread and infest the nation from front to back through radio shows, books and magazines, television programs, and even motion pictures. Whether it is culture in terms of political affairs, clothing or the latest musical sensations, the United States has always played the dominant role when it came to who knows what is best, first. Some cases of Americanizati...
The Effects of Popular Culture on Society Popular Culture is music, dance, theatre, film,T.V., poetry and Art which is enjoyed by a wide group of people. Some people would argue that popular culture in the 1960's cause harm. Other people however argued that other factors brought harm and change to society. Some people would argue that music would cause harm because of the lyrics in pop songs. Lyrics like 'Lets spend the night together' by The Rolling Stones, influenced young people to have casual sex.
According to our class discussion culture is a shared way of life with material land non-material components that are shared through customs and behavior. Culture is not static people shape and change culture. A culture can change through many ways but this paper is going to focus on two three specific ways global businesses, immigration and media. The term globalization can be worrisome for many as they fear the changes the country is making. Nevertheless globalization does not have to be detrimental to our culture in fact I argue that in some way globalization improves American culture.
Western countries have been suspected of using their position and power to cultivate cultures around the world through the use of media. These cultures are inspired by western cultures and are a powerful way to gain and maintain dominance especially in third world countries. This essay is aimed at arguing a case against global cultural imperialism. Key areas taken into cognizance in this work are, firstly the definition of key terms used in this essay. Secondly, this essay focusses on the demerits of global cultural imperialism though media use namely, erosion of the youth’s indigenous cultures, the use of media to portray western cultures as superior relative to other cultures, contamination of indigenous cultures through the unruly content found in western media productions, western cultures and living standards as shown though the media promotes brain drain in less developed countries, western produced products promoted on global media present unfair competition to local products and how global cultural imperialism is being used to spread western propaganda hence misleading the youth. Lastly this essay concludes with a conclusion.
The media is everywhere and takes up a great deal of people’s everyday lives. People depend on the media to provide them with information that would otherwise be hard to get. The people of society also use the media to communicate with friends, family, and people from all around the world. Also, the media serves as a means for entertainment. Businesses use the media as a way to advertise their products. The media affects society in many different ways; such as, businesses use the media to promote their products, the media effects communication, and the media affects body image and behavior of people in society.
middle of paper ... ... Nevertheless, it is believed that globalization should continue to be promoted in the future, while actions should be taken in order to solve the negative impacts of it as well. Bibliography Farrar, L. (2012, December 31). Korean wave of pop culture sweeps across Asia.
As we look backon past cultures it reveals so much about the world, and the same will happen when we lookback on our culture today. We will be able to see how important certain things are to oursociety, and how it reflects who we are.In our fast-paced society, the news is constantly changing, and what is news today,could be irrelevant tomorrow. Popular culture includes the most current and ongoing aspects ofour lives. However, with the union of media into the technical world, people are brought closerand closer to the ever-present media. We are able to get the latest news at our finger tips. Thestories that were important years ago, don’t have the same level of importance today.However, I don’t think this means that we don’t appreciate culture. Not only does popularculture teach us about ourselves it also helps us learn about society. We are able to see howpopular culture reveals information about our culture, and what society believes is important. Itgives us truths about our own culture, time, era, and society and it can even offer reassuranceon life’s challenges, and help us figure out who we are. Like I mentioned before, the cultures ofthe past have helped shape our society and tells us about what it is like to live in this world, thesame as the popular culture of today also helps shapes us. Popular culture reveals our beliefs,values, and decisions. It can also have an impact on younger
Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change” (John Podhoretz). It encompasses the advertisements we see on T.V, the clothes we wear, the music we listen to, and it’s the reason Leonardo DiCaprio has not won an Oscar yet. It defines and dictates the desires and fears of the mainstream members of society and it is so ingrained into our lives that it has become as natural as breathing. Moreover, adults never even bat an eyelash at all the pop culture and advertising that surrounds them since it has become just another part of everyday life. Pop culture is still somewhat seen as entertainment enjoyed by the lower class members of society but pop culture standards change over time.