SP 2.5 - CounterCulture

Question 1

Which country is thought to dominate global culture?

Answer 1

USA via Americanisation

Question 2

Why is Coca Cola a symbol of Americanisation?

Answer 2

It shows that rich and poor consumers purchase the same thing.

Question 3

How many of the top ten global brands are American? Can you name them?

Answer 3

7
Apple, Google, Microsoft, IBM
Coca Cola, McDonalds,
General Electric

Question 4

How many of the top ten grossing films didn’t have US influence?

Answer 4

0

Question 5

Which company owns ‘The Sun’ and ‘The Times’ newspapers?

Answer 5

News Corporation (USA based, founded by Rupert Murdoch)

Question 6

Since 1979, every winning political party in a UK general election has been supported by which newspaper?

Answer 6

The Sun- American influence over UK politics?

In 2015 they are supporting the Conservatives

Question 7

What process undermines Americanisation?

Answer 7

Glocalisation- e.g. McDonalds in India: Maharaja Mac, less pork and beef.

Question 8

What is the ratio of McDonalds to curry restaurants in the UK?

Answer 8

1:6

Question 9

Which American sport has failed to be exported to the rest of the world?

Answer 9

Baseball and American Football

Question 10

In what order did UNESCO rank Hollywood, Nollywood and Bollywood in terms of the biggest film industries?

Answer 10

1. Bollywood 2. Nollywood 3. Hollywood

Question 11

Which countries could threaten Americanisation by the force of their population size?

Answer 11

India and China- by 2050 half the world’s population is predicted to live in these countries.

Question 12

Is American cultural hegemony ever going to happen?

Answer 12

??????? You decide, have an opinion