Cultural Imperialism: The Destruction Of American Popular Culture

Mass media has experienced many major developments over the past hundred years. As the manner in which media is communicated to the world evolves a definite shift to American culture has occurred in the process. Mass media has undergone numerous changes in the way it is distributed to the general public, going from newspapers, to radio, to television, and now to the World Wide Web. American culture is so ingrained in technology, that distributing mass media in this format seems like a natural step in the evolutionary process of distribution.

Popular culture is consumed through interaction in the social media that includes television programs, movie theaters and virtual social networks. From the media, interests lie in the political developments and discussion concerning governance. These media satisfy appetite for political information while guiding an understanding on the national issues and choices made.

The exporting of American pop culture has been going on ever since America has become a big world power along with other countries. Sometimes we don’t know how westernized we are since it’s all around us. There are some positives to this export to other countries, but there is also negatives. Some negatives to the exportation of American pop culture are the misrepresentation of other societies, teachings of extreme beliefs, and the erasing of other cultures around us.

Mass media is communication that reaches a large audience. This includes television, advertisement, the Internet, newspapers, and so on. Mass media is a significant effect in modern culture in America. It creates ideas and sustained within society not only send ideological messages out to the public but to advertise this ideas which are tend to manipulate our mantalities.

In the modern day of technology, it is nearly impossible to be secluded to a small corner of the globe. Social media allows us to hold the history of the world in our hands and that leads to a constant question. Where is the line between cultural exchange and appropriation? Exchange is something we gather from travel, worldly acknowledgement and a simple thirst for cognition. Social media is the stepping stone of appropriation, it doesn't provide the protein of understanding. Instead, it just allows the mass majority of people to access the flood gates of the world

The Kiowa are a Native American people who have been greatly impacted by cultural imperialism. They were forced to adapt to western culture, and in this many of the Kiowa people were converted to Christianity. Christianity is said to be a very important aspect of many Native American cultures still today, but the way in which Christianity is portrayed and practiced in such societies, including that of the Kiowa, stays true to both the religion itself and their Native practices. The Kiowa are said to have "kiowanized" Christianity. The Kiowa version of Christianity is said to differ from "' the white man's way.'" This means that they believe in God, integrate their culture and lifestyles into Christianity, and they also relay the importance of their religion in a different manner. They use their native language in their hymns, and these hymns are comprised primarily of those elements that pertain directly to Kiowa culture. In the text Lassiter states, "Kiowa hymns 'give life to a unique Kiowa experience, preserve the language, and affirm and ongoing (and continually unfolding) Kiowa spirituality.'" This reveals the effectiveness and importance of the integration of Christianity and native Kiowa practices.

With all the imports of American pop culture, innumerable people from all over the world are growing up with a multitude of American influences in their lives. Many countries’ cultural identities are manifested by their specific variety of foods. The French are famously known for their mixture of pastries and homemade cuisine but a former diplomat said, “I mean, it’s happening in France. Do you know how many McDonald’s are in France now? And the French are supposed to have the best cooking” (Source G). A large majority of countries are adapting American fast food and media which may eventually dominant their culture. Not all countries have the same government system and some may try protesting to get a say in government. In source B, there is a picture of a man carrying a shield of the popular icon, “Captain America”, who is getting arrested. People, like this man from the picture, may try protesting in their nondemocratic country to change their government to become like the government in America. Additionally, different cultures have their own forms of music, movies, and books but American pop culture may one day replace it. In the article by Lancaster, he states, “Even among young Iranians, there are fears that an onslaught of U.S. videotapes, books, and compact discs will dilute the richness of a 6,000-year-old culture of which most are

So with the introduction of a foreign symbol into a host country like a new McDonald’s restaurant, the impact is not so dramatic and the host country does not fully take in the American culture but shapes it in a way to suit their lifestyle and tastes. For example, the food and names of the food at McDonald’s in Tokyo is slightly different to those in America. In India, it serves lamb burgers and in Germany beer is available. This shows that the American formula was not as international as had been hoped, and local cultural practices had to be acknowledged.

During my time in Guatemala, I believe that the social issues I came in the most contact with were hegemony and cultural imperialism, or in other words, the influence the United States has over Guatemala. No matter where I was, whether it be the streets of the small town of San Miguel or the larger, more developed city of Guatemala City, I could not help but notice how much of an impact the United States has. Throughout the course of a month we learned a lot about the root causes of poverty- America as a hegemon- through both readings and discussion. The footprint the U.S. has left in Guatemala was apparent not only while reading and learning about the history of Latin America, but while visiting the country itself. In addition, we had the

Nowadays, different governments meet with the problem of “Americanization” of their countries’ cultures and lifestyle and they try their best to mitigate this tendency and prevent future “invasions” of American culture. The aim of this essay is to identify main problems and possible solutions over protecting local cultures from the impacts of globalization through The Canadian Magazine Dispute.

There are many different types of culture in America. However, American literature does not express all of the different cultures in America. The American publishers censor the different types of cultural literacy. It is a struggle for many different cultures to express themselves through American literature. This is because of mainstream media censoring.

Dana, it is a perfect example to compare cultural imperialism to McDonaldization. Internationally, more and more companies are following this trend. It allows greater incomes and as the information revolution continues to unfold, it will further increase international interdependence, making actions in one state reverberate in other states more strongly than in the past.

Back in the 1920s people had receive news and entertainment through the radio, which then in turn out-shined newspapers and magazines. Now day’s social media sites have become the most popular form to get the news and information. The biggest tool in the media that generates revenue by the millions every day, is advertising. The media has its way of showing us constructive information when it comes to news channels, travel and other educational shows. Kids benefit from watching these, since it can boost self-esteem, heighten interest levels in a particular subject, or encourage them to ask relevant questions.

What pops into your mind first when you think of popular culture in today’s day and age? The latest dirt on celebrities or the latest iPhone release? The latest controversial issue or the latest iTunes hit? Regardless, pop culture encompasses all four of these concepts and many more, which consume the world we live in each and every day. Think about education. At first thought, your mind may not make the connection between the newest Taylor Swift song and the highest ACT score, but the linkage between the two becomes undeniable when you dive deeper. Ponder this: each day millions of kids walk into school buildings across the United States, each of them glued to a little slice of pop culture, a.k.a. their phone. And each day these millions

Cultural imperialism, the main focus of globalisation is defined as the domination of culture from some countries to the rest of the world (Tobin, 2016). It could be the cultural goods flow to the other countries, normally from the more influential or stronger countries such as the United States and some Western countries which inculcating their values through the goods or advertisements. For instance, the origin of Starbucks, McDonald’s, and