Americanization is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the culture of other countries, substituting local culture with something of an American culture. It is often used in a negative context.
One of the principal reasons for this is America's highly visible global brands (e.g., McDonald's) and widely distributed media output.
It is often used as a term for fears of cultural substitution and can be compared to American fears of the United States being changed to be more like Mexico.
Americanization can also refer the process of immigrants to the United States becoming American. This process often involves learning English and adjusting to American culture, customs, and dress.
Americanization is not only changing the world, but also causing wrong judgments to be made about American life.
American globalization not only wrongly stereotypes us, but also causes many nations to hate the "American Way." It may have even caused the terrorist attacks on September 11.
Americanization is now in full swing and sees no end in sight, particularly because many Americans perceive it as a great achievement.
American unity depends upon a widely-held belief in the principles and values embodied in the American Constitution and their fulfillment in practice: equal protection and justice under the law; freedom of speech and religion; and representative government;
Americanization means the civic incorporation of immigrants, that is the cultivation of a shared commitment to the American values of liberty, democracy, and equal opportunity.
Americanization requires a renewed emphasis on the common core of civic culture that unites individuals from many ethnic and racial groups.
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