Samir Mouss The Spread Of Pop Culture

People take what they see and hear and apply it to their everyday lives. This may lead younger audiences to make poor decisions or develop bad habits. Children who may hear bad words in a movie may repeat them thinking it is okay since their favorite actor said it. American pop culture is becoming more popular in other countries and may one day replace their own cultures. People might begin to adapt to American traditions and forget their distinct culture. Moreover, pop culture is negatively displaying American, as well as, other countries and religions. People from other countries know America by the violent and offensive works they produce. Overall, popular culture should change to positively display all countries and teach teenagers and kids healthy

Culture is one of the diverse and quick changing phenomena. The American culture has been changing with time. However, despite the change and evolution of the culture, the rich elements of the culture have been passed through the generations (Colby, 597). In late 19th Century and early 20th Century the American culture was more concrete and focused on ethnicity background. The whites, the blacks, the natives, and the Latinos all brought their culture in their lives. The American people then tried to incorporate these cultures which by mid 20th century became synonymous with the American people. The blend of these cultures became rich and inspiring. During the time, the American became so much involved in overseas activities. In that way the American culture began to spread (power of persuasion, 7). Looking back at the time and the current times, the culture can be stated as relatively correlated. America is currently involved actively in overseas activities. The American culture is still blended just like the culture of the late19th Century and early 20th Century. American culture still influences other cultures in the world because America has a strong involvement in overseas activities.

Taking Sides Issue 2: Does Globalization Threaten Cultural Diversity? Julia Galeota and Philippe Legrain In Taking Sides Issue 2, Julia Galeota and Philippe Legrain argue their side of whether globalization threatens cultural diversity. Thanks to technological advances, people all over the world are better able to communicate with and travel to other countries. This increased interaction leads to a mixing of various cultures known as cultural globalization.

TV is a constant presence in most Americans' lives. With all of its shows that have highly entertaining style, it gets many people's attention for several hours each day. Television helps people to develop values and know about the world around them. Moreover it influences viewers' attitudes and beliefs about themselves, as well as about people from other social and cultural backgrounds. TV is the biggest element that can influence on U.S. culture because of the news reports, the TV shows, and the commercials that on television screen.

This will lead to the mass media homogeneity that will dissolve cultural differences. Cultural imperialism started right after decolonization when political or military control of another country could not be practiced. Psychological forms of control began to be used and were facilitated through the rapid integration of global telecommunications systems. They pushed American culture that promoted the ideas of consumption and instant gratification that would spread global capitalism and increase profits. The cultural imperialism argument has several strengths as well as weaknesses. It’s main strength is based on the idea that mass media from larger nations negatively affects the smaller nations because the national identity of smaller nations is lessened or lost due to media homogeneity inherent in mass media from the larger countries. Sometimes local interpreters keep some cultural diversification by transforming the imported media to meet local demand. The media is still influenced by the core but is also still unique and successful. Examples of this include the success of Korean pop music and Bollywood cinema in their respective “geolinguistic region.” The media imperialism theory fails to fully understand the internal historical and social dynamics within periphery countries. The West may have implanted the model of television consumerism, but the West is not required to sustain it and today many US programs lead the world in their transportability across cultural boundaries but are rarely the most popular when viewers have reasonable local options. (L&B p340-342)(Peripheral Vision) The social construction of reality theory attempts to explain how and why individuals view the world in a certain way and what role the media plays in shaping that view. It suggests that the media actually

People now don't even need to leave their house to interact with people outside of their country. This leads to cultural conflicts because a lot of people do not know what each culture refers to as offensive. In one country, a specific action or gesture may be socially acceptable but in a different country it may be considered offensive. Another point that Ms. Nejen explains is the effect that culture has on international relations when conducting business. A study conducted by Harvard University states that 70 percent of international business failures are due to cultural

Developments affect individuals, groups and society in general. Individuals are affected because they have to adapt to a new way of think and or acting, which means that they are brought out of their comfort zones. When individuals begin to change they affect the groups in which they exist and consequently societies. Cultures are based on the collectible norms of people within a society for these developments to change cultural practices.

With the recent event happening around the world and in the United States the concept of globalism is one the rise. There are many factors that contribute to a globalism mindset of a community or society. There isn’t always one solid reason a community or society starts to favor a more globalism mindset. With the ability to travel from one place to another, it has been easier to spread different cultures beliefs, ideologies, and practices to new communities. There are detractors and drawbacks to this kind of cultural spread, as some people find the new cultures and people to be intrusive and threatening. The migration of people and their cultures has been one of the factors that have helped the world thrive. On the opposite side, not

For centuries, sports have been a cornerstone of American culture and way of life. Through the years, countless innovations have been made to improve the viewing experience, convenience, and accessibility of sports, however only one thing has stayed the same, the way the game is played. No matter what happens in the future, a live ballgame will hold the same weight. There is truly nothing like attending a game, and in my opinion, being in person at a game beats the hell out of watching it on a screen. Teams and Networks constantly battle to win over the consumer. This war was started when the live television broadcasts were first introduced and new mediums such as the Internet and smartphones only add fuel to the fire.

Raunchiness has worked its way into pop culture through media and other forms. Which brings up the question: can raunchiness be empowering? Levy looks at how a portion of women are raunchy, and she found that its use can be almost derading to some women. This viewpoint is made obvious when she finishes her article with “[i]t is worth asking ourselves if this bawdy world of boobs and gams we have resurrected reflects how far we’ve come, or how far we have left to go” (131). Yet, there are levels of raunchiness that I believe are liberating for many groups of people, not only women.

American culture also benefited from its social composition that accommodates multiethnic influence including European and African traditions at a time and thus, open broader market; Although during the development, European culture was also influenced by other regions like the East, due to the diversity of languages and the fragmentation of national identity, it is harder for European cinema to cross national borders and establish international cooperation. American culture is also good at increasing its accessibility by doing reduction, i.e. reducing the content to make it more accessible for people from different backgrounds. Both the

The most significant is the mass communication, globalization through the media to lead local culture and foreign cultures penetrate into their own culture, influenceing our nomal life such as diet, behavior, values and etc.

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

Even now, most nations have adopted westernization as a means of remaining on the global circuit. As Suzuki points out in his study on Japan and China, Japan has tried to conform to the so called “standard of civilization” so that it can be accepted in the western international society, whereas China has only selectively adopted some western elements to gain strength for the protection of its own culture against western impact (as cited in Buzan, 2010, p. 8).

The study of popular culture is useful in many ways. To be more specific, this course has reached its three intended main ideas: what it means to be American, how to be more consumption-conscious, and how to apply these studies in our own lives. Jim Cullen puts this in a less specific sense, arguing that the study of popular culture can “afford valuable clues – about collective fears, hopes, and debates” (Cullen, The Art of Democracy, 2). We use these clues to understand the world around us, as well as why we do what we do as Americans and as humans. I will be touching on themes that relate to this quotation by Cullen, escapism, exploitation, and globalization, as well as how these themes relate to the course goals.