Question

Describe how globalization has changed culture over time.

a) Identify ONE way in which popular and consumer culture became more global in the second half of the 20th century as a result of political and social changes.



b) Identify ONE way in which entertainment shows the influence of globalized society.



c) Explain ONE way in which consumer culture became globalized and went beyond national borders.

Answer 1

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a) Identify ONE way in which popular and consumer culture became more global in the second half of the 20th century as a result of political and social changes.

Popular and consumer culture spread across the globe as a result of the many political and social changes that occurred in the 20th century. This can be seen widely through Reggae, World Cup soccer, Bollywood, the Olympics, etc. "The Olympics truly took off as an international sporting event after 1924, when the VIII Games were held in Paris. Some 3,000 athletes (with more than 100 women among them) from 44 nations competed that year, and for the first time, the Games featured a closing ceremony" (history.com) explains how the Olympics became an international event with participants from across the globe. American pop culture spread throughout the globe and was accepted in many countries, even with the imposing threat of the Cold War.

b) Identify ONE way in which entertainment shows the influence of globalized society.

TV shows and Internet series of on-demand digital companies have influenced the behavior and customs of other parts of the world. "By the start of the twenty-first century, improvements in communication technology allowed American television programs to reach distant places around the world. As of 2004, the twenty-four-hour cable news channel CNN broadcast to more than 200 countries around the world, while MTV reached 176 and Nickelodeon was available in 162" (encyclopedia.com) explains how television has become so globalized that it allows the world to stay connected, and promotes countries to observe the culture from across the globe.

c) Explain ONE way in which consumer culture became globalized and went beyond national borders.

"Consumer culture is a form of material culture facilitated by the market, which thus created a particular relationship between the consumer and the goods or services he or she uses or consumes" (oxfordbibliographies.com). Consumerism in the U.S. spiked rapidly as early as the 1920s and spread throughout the globe after trading between countries reopened after WWII and the end of the Cold War. Consumerism became even more widespread when online shopping was pioneered, such as Amazon and Alibaba.

Answer 2

The correct answers are the following.

Describe how globalization has changed culture over time.

a) Identify ONE way in which popular and consumer culture became more global in the second half of the 20th century as a result of political and social changes.

The internet changed the lives of millions of people on planet earth. Today, everybody is connected around the world. The use of social media communications makes information travel instantly, which means that customs, culture, fashion, and traditions from one place can be known in the other corner of the planet, something that never happened in the past.

So political and social changes permeated from one place to other parts of the world One Great example of this could be the Arab Spring of 2011, in which Arab citizens of Egypt, Tunisia, and Lybia -mostly young people- took the streets to protest about political and economic conditions.

b) Identify ONE way in which entertainment shows the influence of globalized society.

TV shows or Internet series of on-demand digital companies have influenced the behavior and customs of other parts of the world because people can see how American people live or Western European countries live, and these people from other parts of the world want or aspire to have what other people have: technology, infrastructure, better education, freedom, fashion, malls, free trade, and more.

c) Explain ONE way in which consumer culture became globalized and went beyond national borders.

The advent of E-commerce has allowed people to buy anything, no matter where they live. That is exactly what globalization is. The possibility to stay connected worldwide, and to interact -including to shop- form every corner of the planet. Big e-commerce stores such as Amazon or Alibaba, have changed the way people but things on this planet.