Cultures Blend in a Global Age

1. How has technology affected the sharing and blending of cultures?

Technology blends cultures together because it allows other cultures to find out
information about another culture. Like the radio allows every culture to listen to the same music
as a different cultures. This leads to the cultures sharing something that can blend cultures
together.

2. Why is mass media such a powerful force in spreading popular culture throughout
the world?
Mass media is a powerful force in spreading popular culture throughout the world
because it provides information about another culture. This can find out if any war or anything
breaking is occurring not only in one culture but another culture that may be important.

3. Why does the West play such a dominant role in shaping world culture?
The western played a dominant role because it left behind the customs and ideas from
them. The west was progression and developed the way culture is now.

4. What is one significant difference between Western cultural beliefs and non-western cultural
ideas?
The western cultured helped base off of language now. And the non-western culture is
incorporated into the western life.

5. Why do many people view with alarm the development of a global popular culture
heavily influenced by Western ways?
The people were afraid of losing their unique identity as a nation together or individually.

6. How have different countries responded to the impact of cultural intrusion?
They have become more individual and independent after the cultural intrusion.