Understanding the Exportation of American Cultural Values

Select an American sitcom that you are familiar with. Select two attributes that are well illustrated in the sitcom. Then, examine both sides of the five cultural scales, and hypothesize how the attributes you selected, would be seen and understood by viewers of other cultures.

For example, in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, one attribute could be “young single Americans, both male and female, often live on their own or with friends after finishing their education”. How would that attribute be seen and understood by society’s with:

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For example, in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, one attribute could be “young single Americans, both male and female, often live on their own or with friends after finishing their education”.

How would that attribute be seen and understood by society’s with:How would that attribute be seen and understood by society’s with:

• An equality-based culture?
• A hierarchy-based culture?
• Primarily Direct communicators?
• Primarily Indirect communicators?
• An individual-orientation?
• A group-orientation?
• A task-focused culture?
• A relationship-focused culture?
• A high tolerance for Risk?
• A high desire for Caution?

Critical Elements to touch on  for full credit on paper

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Inquiry and Analysis  

Integration and  Application

Critical Thinking

Research

Writing  (Mechanics/Citations)

**Include all of the main  elements and requirements and cites multiple examples to illustrate each element

**Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of mu