It is said that many influences on cultural identity stem from the media globalization such as films, TV, and magazines. While I accept that there are some drawbacks of the widespread media coverage, it is not to say that it has no redeeming feature.
The more popular the media gains, the more influential it becomes. Global media has fundamentally changed not only people’s ingrained prejudice against women but also makes female role more recognized culturally. In some undeveloped nations which discriminate the basis of gender, were it not for the penetration of the television and magazines about female power, women would not be able to break the glass ceiling and make their job prospects brighter. However, the exposure of the media can menace the identity of the local community. Because of the prevalent use of English and other languages in the magazines and films, the locals abandon their mother tongue to better adapt to the world, which undermines their own vernacular
On the one hand, the ubiquity of the media can be extremely positive. It is common knowledge that the mass media has bridged the gender in the community, which enables women to achieve success in life like their male counterparts. For instance, Ellen’s show is an exemplary example to illustrate that women can become the host of a TV show, which was men’s exclusive domain. On the other hand, the media poses a threat to the multicultural society and cultural mosaic. There is an ample evidence suggesting that the newspapers and television have homogenized the world by encouraging people to use only English and adopt the Western lifestyles.
In conclusion, there are many impacts of the media on the local culture and the advantages and the disadvantages of the exposure are equally significant.
It
is said
that
many
influences on cultural identity stem from the
media
globalization such as films, TV, and magazines. While I accept that there are
some
drawbacks of the widespread
media
coverage, it is not to say that it has no redeeming feature.
The more popular the
media
gains, the more influential it becomes. Global
media
has
fundamentally
changed
not
only
people
’s ingrained prejudice against
women
but
also
makes
female role more recognized
culturally
. In
some
undeveloped nations which discriminate the basis of gender, were it not for the penetration of the television and magazines about female power,
women
would not be able to break the glass ceiling and
make
their job prospects brighter.
However
, the exposure of the
media
can menace the identity of the local community.
Because
of the prevalent
use
of English and other languages in the magazines and films, the locals abandon their mother tongue to better adapt to the world, which undermines their
own
vernacular
On the one hand, the ubiquity of the
media
can be
extremely
positive
. It is common knowledge that the mass
media
has bridged the gender in the community, which enables
women
to achieve success in life like their male counterparts.
For instance
, Ellen’s
show
is an exemplary example to illustrate that
women
can become the host of a TV
show
, which was
men
’s exclusive domain.
On the other hand
, the
media
poses a threat to the multicultural society and cultural mosaic. There is an ample evidence suggesting that the newspapers and television have homogenized the world by encouraging
people
to
use
only
English and adopt the Western lifestyles.
In conclusion
, there are
many
impacts of the
media
on the local culture and the advantages and the disadvantages of the exposure are
equally
significant.