Unit 3 Exam
11. A cultural myth are value systems believed to be true, but are culturally determined. The first myth fulfills the definition of cultural myth because the American Dream is unique to just America. For a long time, America has been known as the land of opportunity, where many get a fresh start and fulfill their dreams as long as they work hard. America is also the place where all things are possible and those opportunities are available to everyone, regardless of who they are.
CM1- Democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity, and equality are achieved through hard work; otherwise known as the American dream to many.
CM2- America is a place of opportunity, where all things are possible regardless of who you are.
America has …show more content…
Our culture has shown tactic ethnocentrism. With current events, immigrants and/or minorities are considered “them” with the dominant culture being “us”. The dominant culture believes their way of living and their systems are better and most of the time think that is how things can be and should be done. Creating a low context society, where one’s identity is based on accomplishments and if you don’t have accomplishments is because you have not worked hard enough. The separation that exists between other cultures within the American culture has become more …show more content…
Convergence is the movement of content across different media platforms. The “Bert is Evil” demonstrated convergence by the way the image circulated and became an international controversy. Not only was an image of a character of an old television show appropriated, but became part of a series. Bert’s image went from a family oriented show to Photoshop and made it to the interned or world wide web and later went to Bangladesh. This also led to a print image that was used by anti-American protestors and this led to the media, such as CNN which then made it into the homes of many around the world. This is one example of many images or videos that have become “viral” and gone around the world in a matter of minutes. Henry Jenkins talks about how now we have a “convergence culture” where the old media is mixed with the new media, which by now may seem as a routine. Producers and consumers no longer have separate roles, but they interact with each other. He calls this “participatory culture” Producers and consumers interact in a way that is not fully understood, yet not all participants are created equal. This changes the way media is produced and
11. A cultural myth are value systems believed to be true, but are culturally determined. The first myth fulfills the definition of cultural myth because the American Dream is unique to just America. For a long time, America has been known as the land of opportunity, where many get a fresh start and fulfill their dreams as long as they work hard. America is also the place where all things are possible and those opportunities are available to everyone, regardless of who they are.
CM1- Democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity, and equality are achieved through hard work; otherwise known as the American dream to many.
CM2- America is a place of opportunity, where all things are possible regardless of who you are.
America has …show more content…
Our culture has shown tactic ethnocentrism. With current events, immigrants and/or minorities are considered “them” with the dominant culture being “us”. The dominant culture believes their way of living and their systems are better and most of the time think that is how things can be and should be done. Creating a low context society, where one’s identity is based on accomplishments and if you don’t have accomplishments is because you have not worked hard enough. The separation that exists between other cultures within the American culture has become more …show more content…
Convergence is the movement of content across different media platforms. The “Bert is Evil” demonstrated convergence by the way the image circulated and became an international controversy. Not only was an image of a character of an old television show appropriated, but became part of a series. Bert’s image went from a family oriented show to Photoshop and made it to the interned or world wide web and later went to Bangladesh. This also led to a print image that was used by anti-American protestors and this led to the media, such as CNN which then made it into the homes of many around the world. This is one example of many images or videos that have become “viral” and gone around the world in a matter of minutes. Henry Jenkins talks about how now we have a “convergence culture” where the old media is mixed with the new media, which by now may seem as a routine. Producers and consumers no longer have separate roles, but they interact with each other. He calls this “participatory culture” Producers and consumers interact in a way that is not fully understood, yet not all participants are created equal. This changes the way media is produced and