Molly Hadden
April 18, 2008
1.) Brooke, James. "For Mongolians, E is for English, F is for Future." The New York Times 15
Feb. 2005. 15 Apr. 2008
This article focuses on how English is in the process of becoming the primary language of Mongolia. The author then shows examples of how many other countries have implemented plans to increase the teaching and use of English. The author explains the potential benefit these countries could see in the future from the shift to international markets.
The author is very straight to the point. The article has many credible sources, such as the Prime Minister of Mongolia, speaking on the subject. This article will be helpful by providing a direct correlation with the increased use of English and globalization.
2.) Dissanayake, Wimal. "Globalization and the Experience of Culture." Globalization, Cultural
Identities, and Media Presentations. Ed. Natascha Gentz and Stefan Kramer. Albany:
State University of New York P, 2006. 25-44.
The author looks at how globalization has affected small local communities, as well as larger ones. Although beginning with negative effects of globalization, he discusses the benefits at the end. A large portion of this article is dedicated to how modern technology has allowed people to display more of their original culture; for example, people in the India can now use cameras to capture their culture.
This article does show the effects of globalization on culture; however, it provides very little hard based facts. Although including examples, there was not much research that these were based off of that was documented by the author. The author's ideas are good; however, in order to use them I will have to find other sources to document.
3.) "Globalization, Modernation, and Cultural Effects." Ankara Papers 13pth ser. 15.1 (2004): 8-20.
Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. LSU Library, Baton Rouge. 14 Apr. 2008.
Keyword: effects of globalization AND culture.
By laying out the stages of globalization, this article takes you through a vast history of the topic. There is a section that relates to how cultures have been affected negatively and positively by globalization. It also details how cultures have lost, gained, and even intertwined parts of their culture to become more in balance with a "global culture."
This article was very wordy; the reader has to search for the information they are looking for. The title confused me because it seemed like the article presented more history of globalization in the beginning. However, once I reached the part I was looking for it provided good information, facts, and examples.
4.) Grixti, Joe. "Symbiotic Transformations: Youth, Global Media, and Indigenious Cultures in
Malta." Media, Culture and Society 18p ser. 28.1 (2006): 105-122. Academic Search
Complete. EBSCO. LSU Library, Baton Rouge. 16 Apr. 2008. Keyword: global culture
and globalization.
This article tells about the international media's impact on a youth's development of their role. It focuses in on Malta, an island in the Mediterranean, and how the youth of Malta form their cultural identity. In conclusion the article examines why "hybridization" of cultures, which is where there is a mixing of two cultures, is taking place.
This article was pretty easy to understand for a scholarly journal, and it gets its point across. The author takes time to look at a lot of aspects of how a person develops character and how these are affected by the media. By giving a lot of information in a brief form, it is definitely a useful article.
5.) Kennedy, Sean. "The Importance of Language in Cultural Unity." 21 Mar. 2006. 17 Apr. 2008
This article talks about the strong tie between language and one's culture. It also discusses how a lot of countries are trying to move to a single national language to increase unity. Basically this article shows the importance of language in society.
This will definitely come in handy in my paper. This provides good information on the direct correlation between language and one's culture. The author's arguments flow very well and are written very clearly.
6.) Mervat, M.d., Nasser. "Eating Disorders Across Cultures." Psychiatry 5.11 (2006): 392-395. 15
Apr. 2008
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This article discusses the increasing trend of eating disorders internationally. In examining this, the article covers a long length of time and effects. It focuses in on how the Western idea of a good body image has overruled some of the predominantly "good" body images of Eastern cultures.
This article consolidated good research, as well as adding research of the author’s own. It was definitely just an informative article with no biased. If you want to see a good picture of why body images are changing throughout the world, the author gives many thorough examples.
7.) Miller, Evonne, and Jamen Halberstadt. "Media Consumption, Body Image and Thin Ideals in
New Zealand Men and Women." New Zealand Journal of Psychology 34.3 (2005): 189-
195. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. LSU Library, Baton Rouge. 18 Apr. 2008.
Keyword: body image and culture and media.
This study shows how New Zealand women have in recent years trended toward the Western idea of beauty. It gives a few reasons why this occurred but focuses on the influence of the media. It also shows this same relationship in men although the influence is not as great as for women.
This article shows the past and relates it to the future. The benefit of this article is it provides research and references studies that say why this change has occurred. This is a good source that is brief and credible.
8.) Rantanen, Terhi. "Homogenization." The Media and Globalization. London: Sage Publications,
2005. 74-92.
The book takes a look at media and globalization through the stories of four families of different nationalities and how they have changed throughout the years. This chapter of the book talks about homogenization, which is the decreasing one's culture in order for the other more used culture to take its place.
He provides examples of these families to show how this theory is correct, but in some instances to also show how it is flawed. The use of the families to describe homogenization is very helpful. The author provides many facts and other research to corroborate his claims. This is definitely a well researched reliable chapter of this book.
9.) Rice-Oxley, Mark. "In 2,000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato?" The Christian
Science Monitor 15 Jan. 2004. 15 Apr. 2008
This article explains how customary American activities, businesses, and ideals are being brought to other countries. Then the author goes on to explain that this tendency for American ideas to be brought everywhere is in fact making it hard for countries to retain their sense of culture and individuality. The article provides many examples, which makes the reading enjoyable and even adds a little bit of humor.
The article gives a ton of examples to support this notion. It is very informative and very easy to understand. The reader is provided with exactly how American ideas are growing in these countries. The examples given are very helpful. This is definitely a good resource.
10.) "The Effects of Media on East African Women." Eating Disorders Review 18.6 (2007): 5.
Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. LSU Library, Baton Rouge. 18 Apr. 2008.
Keyword: body image and culture.
This portion of the article provides the research done by the authors. It shows how the introduction of media to Tanzania has increased not only the eating disorder rate, but the awareness of one's body image in general. It also shows the correlation between body image awareness and the amount of time spent on the internet or watching television.
This is going to be a useful article. It makes an argument based solely off facts gathered and research done by the authors. It is not wordy, and gets straight to the point.
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