Which American products/corporations have spread to other countries around the world? What is it about American products/corporations that have caused them to spread (as opposed to other products/corporations)?
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Many corporations such as Nike and Coca-Cola flourish in other countries other than America. American compainies make so much money in America and they realize the potential of their products to make even more money overseas in other countries. Also, American companies have tons of competition between each other, thus increasing the quality of a product and lowering the price making affordable, great products that everyone wants to buy.
What positive and negative impacts do these products/corporations have? How could they alter local cultures?
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Positive impacts include, increase of jobs in the areas where these companies are active as well as a boost to the economy of the areas where companies make and sell products. Negative impacts could be the fact that workers can be taken advantage of in other countries much more easily than in America since we have labor unions here. They could alter local cultures by introducing new products and ideas.
Why is the American market so dominant?
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We have competition which makes products of better quality and cheaper value making people want to buy them.
What role do other countries play in cultural globalization? How do other countries contribute to American culture?
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America gives their products to other countries giving them a piece of our culture and we import many products from other countries giving us a piece of their culture. (i.e. polish pottery)
Do you feel uncomfortable or threatened by foreign products? Why or why not? Do you think other Americans are? Why or why not?
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Not at all, if America isn't making competitve products with other nations then the American companies need to feel threatened and they either need to make competitve products or be squeezed out from the market. As a consumer, as long as I am getting a cheap product of good quality then I dont care at all where it comes from. I think other Americans are worried because they want our nation to be the best and when they realize that America has to either get competitve or get out of the way they should be worried and make a change.