notion stated out as being about the various methods that a country could.

             use to exercise control on the world, especially political, economic and.

             territorial. That was mainly back in days of a colonial time of which no.

             one had yet seen reality shows such as 'Jersey Shore'. .

             Most of our contemporary world now blanches at the idea of 'Western Imperialism'.

             or 'colonialism' of any kind. The hard imperial power known from these old.

             epochs has gradually changed towards becoming softer during the cultural.

             turn, as we entered the post-colonial late 20th century. The ways that one.

             culture imposes on other has been altered. Terms such as 'cultural.

             imperialism' and 'media imperialism' arose, and these theories would be now.

             used to explain how some cultures and ways of living more or less.

             consciously imposed themselves on others - a process that typically thought.

             the soft power of the US media. The idea is that a process of.

             'Americanization' or 'Westernization' is taking place laying upon the rest.

             of the periphery world the best of what America or the West has to.

             offer.[5].

             One could claim that 'Jersey Shore' in that matter has become a part of a.

             broader cultural export, exposing rites of passage and self-identity.

             processes among members of the American youth culture to the West and the.

             rest of the world. If viewed thought a 'imperialism thesis', or 'media.

             imperialism' ditto, 'Jersey Shore' would by its portrayals of American.

             lifestyle, whether it was intended or not, be bringing values and symbolic.

             representation of the culture of their manufactures. .

             The terms 'Americanization' and 'Westernization' would be terms to describe.

             such 'electronic neo-colonialism', borrowing from the old days vocabulary to.

             describe a present day phenomenon. If we dig deeper into your case study,.

             the 'Jersey Shore' also inwardly reveals the processes by which the flow of.

             globalization unhindered seem to flow though all barriers eventually.