Sociology 2172A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Not Fair, Industrial Revolution, Nationstates
4 Dec 2018
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Live green toronto ad with dipstick, pig, dumb, lowlife, selfish. Companies in the ads were not consulted and some of them got mad. World cup 2010 police arrest women in dutch orange dresses. Girls in audience were illegally promoting some dutch thing. Budweiser is the only one allowed to advertise in event. Cookie scented strips put into bus shelters. Had to take them down after a week: offensive to homeless that spend a lot of time, not fair to those with allergies, promotes obesity in usa. Society: large social grouping in same geographic territory with same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Usa = melting pot people expected to change. Everyone is hungry when they wake up, but what we eat for breakfast is different. 6 connections you could connect to the whole world through 6 people. Global culture is homogenized: since everyone is intermingling, culture is less distinct. Advertising causes an americanisation of global culture: american ideals and images.
