One of the ways the media creates and uses cultural symbols to affect an individual's sense of self is advertising. The media plays an important role in educating the people and making them familiar with some cultures so as to avoid stereotypes. Social Media has improved creativity and social awareness by fostering interaction with people and sharing new ideas and opinions. Moreover, social media enhances the intercultural adaptation level of people. Also social media became a big part in our daily lives over time. It is like a big support system that is use around the globe by communicating, socializing, sharing knowledge , creative interest, learning experiences along with other things. We be using the media as a way to fit in or be like …show more content…
I think this is a good example because it was the most recent and you could see how many people were influenced by them. The example of symbolic culture I will be using is black history month because it is very recent and many people should know about it. It is also a part of culture and sort of like a belief I would say. As you know black history month is from Feb 1st through March 1st every year. Black History Month was created to focus attention on the contributions of African Americans to the United States. It honors all Black people from all periods of U.S. history, from the enslaved people first brought over from Africa in the early 17th century to African Americans living in the United States today. The official colors of Black History Month are black, red, yellow, and green, which symbolize unity and pride. The colors are derived from the Ethiopian flag and the Pan-African flag, which was created in 1920 to represent the unity of the African diaspora and Black liberation in the US. The history of the United States is certainly taught and conveyed all year long, but its greatest symbolic celebration occurs on one-day, the Fourth of