2005
DOI: 10.1353/jsh.2005.0053
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Japan, the U.S. and the Globalization of Children's Consumer Culture

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“…Although mass consumption of toys had taken place for decades, it was not until the 1970s that toys became subject to extensive economic and cultural globalisation. Larger shares of the world's toy products started to be produced in Japan and Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries, most notably China, in the ensuing decades (Cross & Smits, 2005). This globalisation of toy production, along with increasing consumer awareness about the politically challenging side effect of toy production, have created much material for the mobilisation of civil society protests and consumer reactions for health-related, environmental (Becker et al, 2010), and, in several other respects, political and ethical reasons.…”
Section: A Short Historymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although mass consumption of toys had taken place for decades, it was not until the 1970s that toys became subject to extensive economic and cultural globalisation. Larger shares of the world's toy products started to be produced in Japan and Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries, most notably China, in the ensuing decades (Cross & Smits, 2005). This globalisation of toy production, along with increasing consumer awareness about the politically challenging side effect of toy production, have created much material for the mobilisation of civil society protests and consumer reactions for health-related, environmental (Becker et al, 2010), and, in several other respects, political and ethical reasons.…”
Section: A Short Historymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In many discourses, toys are deservedly criticized for their part in consumption culture (Cross & Gregory, 2005;Hilton, 1996;Lauwaert, 2009;TNLG, 1996;Townsend, 2011). Even if many useful toys are also in the market, many are simply proponents for consumption.…”
Section: Conclusion: Critique On Toysmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bu yazarlara göre; Japonlar Amerikan oyunlarının kültürlerine girmesini bir yandan kültürel emperyalizm olarak görürken, diğer bir yandan, bu emperyalizmin farkında olmanın kendi kültürel kimliklerine ilişkin bilincin gelişmesine yaradığını düşünmektedirler (Cross and Smits, 2005). Fakat burada dikkat edilmesi gereken nokta; akıl oyunlarının rasyonelliğe dayanmasının kültürel emperyalizm kaygılarını giderebilecek olmasıdır.…”
Section: Kozmopolitanizm Ve Akıl Oyunlarıunclassified