1. What is Cultural Imperialism? What factors brought about this phenomenon?
Imperialismintermsof culture.The wordimperialismwhichwe are all familiarwithdenotesthatacountry’spowerand
influenceare broadenedandbeingextendedthrough political andeconomiccontrol,militaryforce,orsometimes,
diplomaticaffiliations.Culturalimperialism,onthe otherhand,stressesthe exercise of dominance overcultural tiesand
practicessuch as values,beliefs,customs,andsoon,and is thusimposedonnative cultures.Those cultural
manifestationsthatare politicallydominantwill,inturn,impactthe local culturesthatare lesspowerful.Asaresult,
adoptingandpracticingthe culture of othersrather thanyour own.
I believethateconomiccompetitivenessisthe drivingforce behindthisoccurrence,amongthe manycausesthathave
beenexplored.Economicadvancementisdifficulttoachieve inweakernationsorcountries.Affiliationsthrough
diplomaticconnectionsare one practical solutionforeconomicadvancement.Asaresult,the culturesof the great
nationsare imposedonthe weakernationsorcountries.Furthermore,cultural superiorityandinferiorityleadto
xenocentrism,acrucial componentof cultural imperialism.Asaresultof othercountries'dominance,othercountries
become reliantonthem.Politicallypowerfulcountries,forexample,aimtobridge the political andcultural deficiencies
of weakercountriesbecausetheybelievetheyhave ahigherstandardof evaluationinthese areas.
To what extentdoesthe mass mediacontribute to the developmentofculturesofthe world? Describe how it
affectedthe cultures of nations.Who turns out to be the dominantculture?
Mediais a reflectionof social norms,culture,andvalues.Media maycontribute tothe growthandrevolutionof people's
mindsandhearts,spreadinginformation,literacy,andawarenessthroughoutthe country.The relationshipbetween
culture andthe mediais,ingeneral,one of inclusion.
It aidsinthe formationof (1) cultural confluence:intoday'sglobalizedandblendedworld,intercultural interactionis
essential.Itaidsinthe developmentof one'ssense of communityinboththe hostandhome country.With the growing
numberof internetusers,newmediaenablesindividualsall overthe worldtoconnectandparticipate invarious
networksviavirtual communitiesonthe Internet,independentof theirphysical locations.(2) UsingTelevisionandFilms
to Promote:Televisionandfilmsare amongthe mostpotenttoolsforinfluencingpeople andculture.The television
camera maygo across the countryand intothe mostisolatedcommunities,unearthingancientritualsandcelebrations
and presentingthemtoviewersfirmlyandcreatively.
Because of America'sstatusas the world'sdominatingsuperpower,the countryhasa global cultural influence.Because
of itslarge market,Americahascultural impactinthe media.The interestsof aworldwideaudience are cateredtoby
Americanprogramming.The banal andmediocre are celebratedinAmericanculture,andasa result,ithasa worldwide
audience.
What is the hybridizationof culture?Give 3 examples
Withthe globalizationandlocalizationof the culture manifestations,hybridizationhasbecome partof a continuing
trendincultural production. Cultural Hybridization ismore thanjustthe mixing,blending,andsynthesizingof various
piecesintoaculturallyfacelesswhole.Culturesfrequentlyproduce newformsandformnew linkagesasaresultof
hybridization.
The filmMulan
Chinese foodbeingcookedasFilipinostyle
Chavacanolanguage inZamboangaCity(Spanish-basedcreole language)