1st Group Presentation Role of men and women int he 19th Century

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Radio station broadcasting in Germany

Is the mass media more globalized that the people who comsume it?
- I think that because of the mass media the people become more globalized, because they are hearing stuff about other countries.

What does it mean when patterns across the Western globe are so similar?
-The western countries are more interested in things that other countries are doing, and try to pick out the things they think are "good" about other countries and immitate it.

 

Where do cultural differences "survive" if media do not carry them - or do they?

- Cultural differences survive within the people who are willing to accept the differences

 

What can you say about Radio in Germany?

- It is very similar to American radio, it plays what is popular but has select radio stations that play other types of music.

German Print Media Reviewed

The newspapers in Germany, all have their own unique twist. I think they have many things in common with newspapers here in America, for example they cover many different topics. Although some of the newspapers may only cover the news in their general area, while others discuss the news in different countries as well. One of the main differences is that a some of these newpapers appear in many different countries not just in Germany.

Top 20 Radio Stations

After listening to each of the 20 stations for a few mins, I have come to the conclusion that they play a lot of techno based music. Probably for the discos that a lot of the younger people like to go to, to dance and have a good time. They also play a lot of American music, I think that American music has a big influence all over the world. Although many countries still play more traditional music, as we do here. I think the stations provide a wide variety of music to fit the personal prefernces of the citizens in Germany.

Radio Stations

Most: Bavaria has the most with 78 stations
Least: Bremen and Mexklenburg -Vorpommern are tied with the least and have 6 stations

Book Discussion

On Monday during class we discussed, the soldiers view towards authority. We also discussed how the novel is a core piece of German Literature. One topic we talked about was how intellectual the postman is, we had said that his job was not very intellectually challenging, and how he turns power hungry, so he goes in the military to get some form of authority. Germans either defy or embrace authority and the government. Many soldiers did not have an identity after the war, they were so young when they joined they only had the identity of childhood before the war, and after the war, returning home as men, they could only relate to the military. We discussed the "lost" generation, and how you can shape your identity whether it be through god, business, success, or something else. Many of the soldiers had a hard time shaping a new civillian identity after the war.
On Wednesday during class we had to take part in and watch or listen to other groups discussing the main points of chapter 9. I think this exercise gave us a deeper understanding of what was really going on in the book, an specifically the significant changes to the main character during the chapter.

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