Exam 13: Contact Between Cultures

Schiller argues that the unrestricted flow of media from the United States surreptitiously affects other people's goals and aspirations.

Discursive imperialism is the process by which innovations are spread to members of a culture.

The contact zone is a space in which geographically and historically separated peoples come into contact with each other and establish ongoing relations.

Individuals who influence innovation decisions in a direction deemed desirable by a change agency are ______.

How did Captain James Cook describe the natives when he arrived on Hawaii in 1778?

How can diffusion result in positive and negative consequences?

Discuss ways to adapt a message to a receiving culture.

Dr.Deming's reputation in the United States contributed to his success in Japan.

The initiation of contact among previously separated cultures has been the major world event of past centuries.

The fear of the predominant influence that one culture can develop over another is ______.

Compare and contrast cultural hegemony and cultural dependency.

Gerber Products discovered that food tastes and baby-feeding practices vary little from country to country.

The space in which geographically and historically separated peoples come into contact with each other and establish ongoing relations is a ______.

Discuss Paulo Freire's ideas related to the participatory model.

Give examples of cultural imperialism today.

Political scientist Daniel Lerner proposed that media help transition from a traditional to a modernized country.

Define cultural icons,give examples of U.S.cultural icons,and discuss the successful marketing of U.S.cultural icons.

Between the 16th and the 19th centuries in the Euro-American cultures,peoples from other lands were ______.

An example of adopting new practices during cultural exchange is ______.

McDonald's is the most widely recognized U.S.icon worldwide.