Internationalization+of+culture+and+reactions

 

The Developments in Global And Regional Culture
 * Popular Culture was created during this time period. Popular Culture is music, liturature, and things that are for the purpose of entertainment.
 * Art complety transformed because of experimentation and distortion of original art.
 * Western High Art became more marked with uncertainty and pessimism because fo the demoralizing effects of Europe's decline and the world wars.
 * Science took a big advance in physics, biotechnology, rocketry, elctronics, and computers.
 * After World War Two Western Culture started the "postmodern" era.
 * Rise of multiculturalism which is the celebration and ankowledgment fo different traditions and styles.
 * Big Information Revolution because of the large access to the Internet.

 <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Example of Pop Culture and art.

The Differences and Similarities between the interactions of the elite, popular culture, <span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;"><span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;"><span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #00ff00;"><span style="font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Sources: Barron's AP World Book __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Unit 5 Section 7: Internationalization of culture and reactions __ __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; background-color: #00ff00;">C. Global forces and patterns of resistance (consumer culture, religious responses): __ ·  social activism increase; more demonstrations, protests, and strikes due to political, social, or economic changes. ·  the work of non-governmental organizations became more important in social activism during the twentieth century. ·  social activism has defeated colonial regimes (India), ended wars (Vietnam), helped to achieve civil rights (South Africa), and was vital to women’s liberation and environmental movements. ·  rise of consumer societies mostly based on post-industrial economies. ·  inexpensive, mass-produced goods are now available to almost all people, including those in the lower classes, in more developed societies. ·  decrease in the number of people in these more developed societies working in agricultural and industrial production. ·  increase in ethnic hostility and religious fundamentalism. ·  acts of ethnic violence such as genocide become more common; Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, and genocide in Darfur. ·  increase in terrorist acts throughout the twentieth century; more common for political and religious movements to achieve their goals through violence and assassination.
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">During this era there is a lot of multiculturalism so most cultures got mixed toghther such as elite and pop. culture.
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Most parts of the culture in this unit became very uncertain.
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Popular culture became very big. Was used as propaganda by the government.
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Art became very westernized
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; background-color: #00ff00;">Many different parts of the world started using a lot of the Western types of writing
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