Amanda Barbato Professor Martinez ANTH 2410 8am TR 24 November 2015 Film Response 4 In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating cultural diversity textbook written by Conrad Kottak, he discusses globalization and the effects it has on today’s societies. While there are positive and negative aspects of every advancement in technology/society, globalization remains a discussion that people are in debate over. Through observations in the media and advancements in technology, globalization is impacting how society functions and one’s perceptions of other cultures in a negative way. The divorce rate, not only in this country, but all over the world has sky rocketed in recent years. While people are still vowing “till death do us part” many times that
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When there is such a focus on oneself and an absorption in technology, other individuals surrounding one become irrelevant and this creates broken family relationships. In the YouTube Video, “African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes” it is evident that the media (films in specific) falsely depict African American men. Often times, they are described as having the viewpoint “that a day without war is a day not worth living” when in reality all the men who participated in the film are “likeable and friendly” (“African Men.. “). They were mostly medical student who were in their second or third year of studies. Clearly these men are the exact opposite of the stereotype that is being portrayed on the big screen. Continuously seeing men with this skin color in films hurt or injure other people is implying subconsciously to the viewers that African American males are violent and that their culture as a whole is violent. This false representation can instill fear in individuals who have watched films with these depictions in them and it can ultimately create a cultural bias/stereotype that is not remotely accurate or
When there is such a focus on oneself and an absorption in technology, other individuals surrounding one become irrelevant and this creates broken family relationships. In the YouTube Video, “African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes” it is evident that the media (films in specific) falsely depict African American men. Often times, they are described as having the viewpoint “that a day without war is a day not worth living” when in reality all the men who participated in the film are “likeable and friendly” (“African Men.. “). They were mostly medical student who were in their second or third year of studies. Clearly these men are the exact opposite of the stereotype that is being portrayed on the big screen. Continuously seeing men with this skin color in films hurt or injure other people is implying subconsciously to the viewers that African American males are violent and that their culture as a whole is violent. This false representation can instill fear in individuals who have watched films with these depictions in them and it can ultimately create a cultural bias/stereotype that is not remotely accurate or