Which term means the domination of one culture over another?

• A. Cultural diffusion
• B. Cultural imperialism
• C. Creolization
• D. Subsidiary

Answer: (B)

Cultural imperialism is about one culture using its power to shape and control another, spreading its values, languages, media, and institutions so that the dominant culture becomes the standard others adopt. This isn’t just exchange or contact between cultures; it involves unequal influence that can reshape local customs, identities, and everyday life.

Think of how global media, corporations, and educational systems can promote a dominant culture’s norms and products, sometimes at the expense of local traditions. By contrast, cultural diffusion describes the spread of ideas and practices between groups without a power imbalance driving it. Creolization refers to the blending and creation of new cultural forms from contact between cultures. And subsidiary is not a term used for cultural dynamics in this sense.