4. Pop Culture, Immigration, and Demographics

Which of the following is a statement most closely associated with culture? 

• “In science class today, we did an experiment with positive and negative charges”

• “The engine on my car is over 20 years old. I hope it lasts another 20.”

• “In the last month I’ve downloaded over 20 songs from the Beatles.  I love their music.”

• “I donate money every month to an orphanage in Honduras.”

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 With the increase in technology and communications, the world has experience advanced cultural diffusion in which -  

• People grow more tolerant of religious beliefs that differ from their own

• People adopt part of another countries culture to be a part of their own culture

• Countries have committed a larger percentage of their budget to military defense

• Everyone across the globe speaks the common language of English

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There are several examples of cultural diffusion from all over the world. One example is -

• Students in China pledging allegiance to the Chinese government

• America providing money to recent immigrants to help them provide for their families

• Business leaders in Paris holding technology convention

• A Japanese teenager downloading a rap song

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America is often considered a melting pot because of all the parts of foreign culture that it has adopted.  One example is -

• An American business owner goes to Church on a Sunday

• A family eats tacos and burritos for dinner one night

• A student practices math problems after school with their teacher

• A woman scrolls through her phone looking for a picture for the White House

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What two major corporations are shown in the images?

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Where in the world does the top business appear to be located in?

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Where in the world does the bottom business appear to be located in?

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What is the term for the adaptation of a culture by another culture?

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What are other examples besides the ones shown here?

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Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?

• A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.

• A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China

• A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.

• A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.

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