noun
cultural imperialism
Academic and critical term for the imposition of one culture's values, practices, or products on another, often discussed in sociology, media studies, and postcolonial theory.
彼の論文は、ハリウッド映画の世界的な普及を文化帝国主義の一例として分析している。
His paper analyzes the global spread of Hollywood movies as an example of cultural imperialism.
文化帝国主義という概念は、しばしばグローバリゼーションの議論で取り上げられる。
The concept of cultural imperialism is often brought up in discussions of globalization.
Refers to imperialism in general (political, economic, military), while 文化帝国主義 specifically denotes cultural domination.
Globalization is a broader process of worldwide integration; cultural imperialism is a critical perspective on the cultural dimension of that process.
Compound of 文化 (culture) + 帝国主義 (imperialism). A direct translation of the English term 'cultural imperialism', likely coined in academic discourse.