Contemporary World

Question 1

To better understand the concept of globalization, we will utilize metaphors.

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A. Metaphors of Globalization

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Make use of one term to help us better understand another t erm.

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Metaphors

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3 types of the Metaphors

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A. Solid/Solidity B. Liquid/Liquidity C. Flows

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Refers to barriers that prevent or prevent the movement of things.

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Solidity/Solid

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Refers to the increasing ease of movement of people, things, information, and places in t he contemporary world.

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Liquidity/Liquid

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Are the movements of people, things, places, and information brought by the growing “porosity” of global limitations (Ritzer,2015).

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Flows

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Foreign cuisines are being patronized and consumed by Filipinos like eating Sushi, ramen, hamburgers, and french fries-foods introduced to us by foreign cultures.

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Flows

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2 types of Globalization Theories

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Homogeneity and Heterogeneity

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Are frameworks that explain the processes, dynamics, and consequences of increasing global interconnectedness.

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Globalization/ Globalization Theories

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This refers to the increasing sameness in the world as cultural inputs, economic factors, and political orientations of societies expand to create common practices, same economics, and similar forms of government.

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Homogeneity

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In culture, homogeneity is often linked to ________ which means, a given culture influences other cultures. For example, the dominant religion in our country is Christianity, which was brought to us by the Spaniards.

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Cultural Imperialism

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A product of homogeneity in economic globalization due to the “one-size-fits-all approach” which treats every country in the world as the same.

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Global Economic Crises

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Is also a product of homogeneity where one political orientation is growing in today’s society.

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McWorld

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Tv, books, music, and movies are perceived as imposed on developing countries by the West. This undermines the existence of alternative global media originating from developing countries.

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Media Imperialism

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It is the process by which Western societies are dominated by the principles of fast food restaurants.

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McDonaldization

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Pertains to the creation of various cultural practices, new economies, and political groups because of the interaction of elements from different societies in the world.

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Heterogeneity

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The process by which a cultural element blends into another culture by modifying the element to fit cultural norms.

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Cultural Hybridization

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means that as global forces interact with local factors or a specific geographic area, the “local” is being produced.

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Globalization

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Global flows oof culture tend to move more easily around the globe than ever before, especially through non-material digital forms.

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C. Dynamics of local and Global Culture

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there are three perspectives on global cultural flows

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1. Cultural Differentialism
2. Cultural Hybridization
3. Cultural Convergence

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Emphasizes the fact that cultures are essentially different and are only superficially affected by global flows.

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Cultural Differentialism

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Emphasizes the integration of local and global cultures, globalization is considered to be a created process that gives rise to hybrid entities…

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Cultural Hybridization

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Stresses homogeneity introduced by globalization

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Cultural Convergence

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Are deemed to be radically altered by strong flows,..

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Cultures

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Happens when one culture imposes itself on and tends to destroy at least parts of another culture.

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Cultural Imperialism

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which means that it is much more difficult to tie culture to a specific geographic point of origin

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Deterritorialization

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refers to the spread, interaction, and adaptation of religious beliefs, practices, and institutions across cultures and borders.

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D. The globalization of religion

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Has played a tremendous role in providing a context for the current revival and the resurgence of religion.

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Globalization

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Have scattered on a global scale

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Religion

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provided religions a fertile milieu to spread and trhive.

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Globalization

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Has also allowed religion or faith to gain considerable significance and importance as a non-territorial touchstone of identity.

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Globalization

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There are five different perspectives that we are goin to look at regarding the origins of globalization.

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1. Hardwired 2. Cycles 3. Epoch 4. Events 5. Broader, More Recent Changes

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It is because of the basic need to make our lives better that made globalization possible.

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Hardwired

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For some, globalization is a long-term cyclical process and thus finding its origin will be a daunting task.

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Cycles

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Also known as waves, or not returning events

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Epoch

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Specific events are also considered as part of the fourth view in explaining the origin of globalization. like .-roman conquest before christ

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Events

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These broad changes happened in the last half of the twentieth century.

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Broader, More Recent Changes