cultural hegemony
Soft power supremacy
Cultural hegemony is the dominance of one group's values, beliefs, and norms over a society—not through force but through their acceptance as natural or inevitable.
The concept, developed by Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci, explains how ruling classes maintain power by shaping what people consider common sense.
Hollywood exports American cultural hegemony worldwide.
The term appears frequently in academic and political discourse about media, education, and ideology.
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- critical theoryAnalysis exposing societal power dynamics
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- manufacturing consentSystematically producing public agreement
- orientalismInterest in Eastern aesthetics
consent · power dynamics · colonialism · consciousness · criticism · assimilation · ideological conflict · class struggle · political economy · Marxism · indoctrination · thought control · common sense · dominance · mainstream · influence · conformity · marginalization
cultural hegemonymulticulturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
cultural diversity · cultural relativism · folk culture · cultural mosaic
cultural hegemonyhard power
Influence via force or economic pressure
coercive control · authoritarian rule · political repression · martial law · brute force
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