Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet

The author examines how a North American commercial Web site developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute serves as a vehicle through which American hegemony and cultural imperialism are propagated to Latin America. The author argues that the content of the web site pages, which contain Ame...

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Main Author: Mosquera, Aura Constanza
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2004
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2558
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3575&context=etd-project
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spelling ndltd-csusb.edu-oai-scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu-etd-project-35752019-10-23T03:33:07Z Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet Mosquera, Aura Constanza The author examines how a North American commercial Web site developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute serves as a vehicle through which American hegemony and cultural imperialism are propagated to Latin America. The author argues that the content of the web site pages, which contain American cultural symbols and values, may serve to influence or change the values of its Latin American visitors. 2004-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2558 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3575&context=etd-project Theses Digitization Project CSUSB ScholarWorks Environmental Systems Research Institute ESRI Electronic commerce -- Social aspects -- Latin America Internet -- Social aspects -- Latin America Dominance (Psychology) -- United States Intercultural communication -- Latin America Culture and globalization -- Latin America Values -- Latin America Signs and symbols -- Latin America Values -- United States Signs and symbols -- United States International and Intercultural Communication
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topic Environmental Systems Research Institute ESRI
Electronic commerce -- Social aspects -- Latin America
Internet -- Social aspects -- Latin America
Dominance (Psychology) -- United States
Intercultural communication -- Latin America
Culture and globalization -- Latin America
Values -- Latin America
Signs and symbols -- Latin America
Values -- United States
Signs and symbols -- United States
International and Intercultural Communication
spellingShingle Environmental Systems Research Institute ESRI
Electronic commerce -- Social aspects -- Latin America
Internet -- Social aspects -- Latin America
Dominance (Psychology) -- United States
Intercultural communication -- Latin America
Culture and globalization -- Latin America
Values -- Latin America
Signs and symbols -- Latin America
Values -- United States
Signs and symbols -- United States
International and Intercultural Communication
Mosquera, Aura Constanza
Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
description The author examines how a North American commercial Web site developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute serves as a vehicle through which American hegemony and cultural imperialism are propagated to Latin America. The author argues that the content of the web site pages, which contain American cultural symbols and values, may serve to influence or change the values of its Latin American visitors.
author Mosquera, Aura Constanza
author_facet Mosquera, Aura Constanza
author_sort Mosquera, Aura Constanza
title Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
title_short Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
title_full Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
title_fullStr Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
title_full_unstemmed Values and symbols: An intercultural analysis of web pages on the Internet
title_sort values and symbols: an intercultural analysis of web pages on the internet
publisher CSUSB ScholarWorks
publishDate 2004
url https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2558
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