Sociology 2172A/B Lecture Notes - Northern Canada, Ginger Ale, White Rock Beverages
17 Dec 2013
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Its not of popular culture its of american culture. The representation of american culture world wide. The emergence of globalization: cold war period = polarization vs globalization = integration. It effects economics, politics, environment (what brought us into a realization that there is more people in the world than us) Contaminates in northern canadian women"s breast milk, places in south america are still using bad chemicals, rain washes to streams, streams go to oceans, fish eat this then it goes up the coast. Environmental concerns are why we are so invested about whats around us. Corporations are now a part of the business world. Interdependence between: nation states, transnational corporations, and between individuals. Major corporations, gone worldwide to increase revenue but are pretty much promoting american culture. Sells values and ideals and dictates the norms of behavior. Things produced on demand and in greater numbers. Advertisers had to convince us to buy these products we didn"t even know we needed.
