Psych Culture Powerpoint
Transcript: - Help the elderly. - The Smurfs - Women can do anything. - Don't trust strangers. - Scooby Doo - The importance of teamwork: Superman and his friends Early on we are in our prime developmental stages of our life. If cartoons can teach us proper morals through life while still entertaining us as kids an ideal balance is achieved. Over-Idolization Created by: Branden Wyss Emma Matthews Megan Kizer Cartoons, Comics, Movies: Culture Shock Positive Connotations Sexism Morals - Cartoons will always hold a nostalgic value to a lot of us and will truly remain one of the more effective communicators. - Cartoons will forever remain relevant and important as we move on throughout our lives. Introduction Ethnocentrism: American Superiority - Disney teaches that everything, absolutely everything has a happy ending. - Disobeying your parents yields fabulous results. - Incredibly rich, hot guys are husband materials. - You can do something reckless and end up perfectly fine. (10-17 points) You are Taz: You are wild and crazy, know how to have fun, but you may take it to extremes. You are in control of your own life. (18-26 points) You are Bugs Bunny: You are fun, friendly, and popular. You are a real crowd pleaser. Don't let the people you please influence you to stray. (27-34 points) You are Tweety: You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are witty, and calm most of the time. (35-42 points) You are Peppe Le Pew You are a lover. romantic, flowers, and wine are all you need to enjoy yourself. You are serious about all commitments. (43-50 points) You are Speedy Gonzales: You are smart, a real thinker. Every situation is approached with a plan. You are very healthy in mind and body. You teach strong family values. - Cartoons from the World War 11 era expressed patriotism and elitism. - Many major studios supported the war by being put in the situation of many major war events. - Present cartoons focus more on pop culture references. - More recent cartoons satire recent events, not promote them. Vocabulary - Kids learned to speak new words from TV programs with constant exposure to new language present in "pop culture" influenced cartoons. Simple learning - Any cartoons that hold subtle moral values teach kids subconciously while entertaining the child. Wider Knowledge - Education programs such as Magic School Bus showed kids wonders that can only be seen to believe while still providing an entertaining experience. Figure 1. Betty Boop depicted negatively in Europe ----> Questions? - "Bad guys" in cartoons have always had politcal undertones due to the many events in past and present history. - In Russia, Germans are depicted as the bad guys in most forms of media due to the ever-present issues they've held with Russians. (aka World War 11) - In Russia we are considered idiots in common culture while in Japan we are portrayed as drunken idiots. - Cultural interaction takes place in influences. :) - Lady and the Tramp: Lady was prim and proper, Tramp was dirty and homeless. - Mulan: Girls were expected to be done up and beautiful, while men needed to be strong and war-oriented. - Disney Princesses were "damsels in disstress". Seen as naive/in need of a man to save them. - Older cartoons showed women as more dependent on men because of the different culture. Ethnocentrism: Who Is the Bad Guy? Conclusions - The propaganda usually used in past cartoons portrayed Japanese and German characters in a negative fashion. - Germans recieved a political stereotype being portrayed as Nazi's in almost every depiction. - Asians normally recieved the general squinty eyed stereotypes, buck teeth and awful English accents. - Popeye is a prime example with one of their episode being given the title "Scrap the Japs" Negative Connotations Past vs Present