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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
My focus is on the effects of media influence upon the more urbanized vs. the more rural cultures of the US. I have a sense that those who live in urban cultures are more accepting of media influence as reflecting their own worldviews than those who live in more rural areas, who are motivated to reject perceived media influence. That is the cultural distinction I'll be addressing.
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I think you are on the right track in regard to media influence. I also think that people in urban areas are exposed to others of different cultures and beliefs from them and are therefore more accepting of peoples differences than rural folks. But I think that will change, or I hope it will. With satellite communication etc.. they have much of the same media exposure as the cities. Where I live we get 100+ channels on TV and high speed internet via satellite.
I have made several cross country trips on my Harley mostly avoiding the main freeways in order to visit the small towns and try to get a feel for the local areas. It is getting harder and harder to find small towns that are unique anymore. As soon as the Walmart, McDonalds, etc... go up, many of the mom and pop stores and restaurants on main street are forced to shut down. You might as well be in a suberb of LA, LOL. The people there are still close to the earth but their living experience is becomming not much different.
Many of the complaints I have heard about city folks is that as soon as they start moving in they try to zone against things like smelly livestock and gun clubs, etc.. Also people sense that some of their traditions like Christmas displays downtown are under attack. Political correctness is almost a curse word. I don't think the rural areas will ever become totally urbanized but I hope eventually they will become more lenient when it comes to social issues and still stay fiscally conservative. The best of both worlds.