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Domination or exploitation of other cultures utilizing technology is known as _____.


A) cultural imperialism
B) electronic colonialism
C) media imperialism
D) prejudice

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How do cultural texts influence cultural identities?

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African American female characters who often appear as background scenery in television shows serve to perpetuate _____.


A) cultural imperialism
B) media imperialism
C) social roles
D) stereotypes

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Compare and contrast folk culture and popular culture.

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The power relations of using media to market U.S. goods through movies on foreign screens is referred to as _____.


A) cultural imperialism
B) high culture
C) cultural Identity
D) colonialism

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Electronic colonialism is:


A) domination by one country through political, economic, and cultural exploitation.
B) domination through the spread of cultural products.
C) domination or exploitation using technological forms.
D) domination or control through media.

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What are the effects of under representation of various groups in popular culture?

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Which of the following best defines the term cultural text?


A) It is a new name for high culture that refers to those systems or artifacts that most people share and that most people know about.
B) It refers to popular culture messages such as television shows, movies, advertisements, or other widely disseminated messages.
C) It is the process of creating and interpreting a message for others to understand.
D) It is the portrayal of readership demographics prepared by magazines.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the consumption of popular culture?


A) Public texts do not have to win over the majority of the people in order to be popular.
B) Unpredictability in advertising has been removed through consumer profiling.
C) We participate in those texts which address issues that are relevant to our cultural groups.
D) We actively seek out and choose texts that serve our needs.

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Most language teachers encourage the use of popular culture, not only to improve language skills but also to learn many of the nuances of another culture.

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Identify a true statement about popular culture.


A) Popular culture is used to learn about other cultures.
B) Resistance to popular culture is unrelated to social roles.
C) People negotiate their ways through popular culture in similar ways.
D) All popular culture serve to open forums for public deliberation.

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Cultural groups are generally depicted accurately in popular culture.

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_____ produces products of popular culture (e.g., movies, cartoons, Hello Kitty) as commodities that can be economically profitable.


A) Cultural imperialism
B) A culture industry
C) High culture
D) A cultural forum

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_____ has been reconceptualized as popular culture.


A) Low culture
B) High culture
C) Cultural identity
D) Colonialism

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What initially motivated the exportation of U.S. popular culture?


A) the desire to share new information and technological advances
B) requests from countries that did not have high-quality entertainment
C) a need to help people from other cultures understand the benefits of democracy
D) the decision to use it to advertise U.S. products

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The study by Sarah Jackson and Brooke Foucault Welles on the early tweets after Michael Brown was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, revealed how:


A) marginalized social groups expressed themselves in innovative and alternative ways.
B) people resisted popular culture and the complexity involved in such resistance.
C) popular culture reduced the arena of contemporary democratic deliberation.
D) Twitter and the hashtag shaped a discussion on race, policing, and social justice.

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What does cultural imperialism refer to?


A) the idea that many white people have superiority over people of color
B) the technological advancement of the United States in media forms
C) the resistance of people in the United States to popular culture forms from other countries
D) the dominance of U.S. popular cultural forms throughout the world

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Generally, a large number of people have to be interested in something for it to be considered as popular culture.

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In the study of white and black job applicants, how did interviewers who were influenced by negative stereotypes of blacks differ in their behavior?


A) They spent more time interviewing some applicants.
B) They showed more immediacy behaviors.
C) Their speech deteriorated.
D) They were more outgoing.

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Identify and discuss four of the five ways of thinking about cultural imperialism. What are the ramifications for intercultural communication from each of these perspectives?

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