A Japanese girl is sipping on a can of Coke and reading a US Weekly magazine.She is considering plastic surgery to change her eyes because she wants to look more like the girls in US Weekly magazine.Which term best describes this situation?
A) media conglomeration
B) corporate culturalism
C) cultural penetration
D) cultural imperialism

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This situation can be described as cultural imperialism where the cultural values and norms of one dominant group (in this case, the US) are imposed on another group (in this case, the Japanese girl) resulting in the desire to change personal appearance to fit into the dominant culture.

A Japanese Girl Is Sipping on a Can of Coke