globalisation

Question 1

what are the 3 types of culture?

Answer 1

high culture
folk culture
popular culture

Question 2

how does globalisation impact political changes?

Answer 2

developement of international political organisations
transnational corporations sell products across cultures

Question 3

how does globalisation impact cultural changes?

Answer 3

trends are influenced by cultures across the world

Question 4

how does globalisation impact economic changes?

Answer 4

the international stock market
economic boom/bust impacts the whole world
development of the world bank

Question 5

how does globalisation impact risk society?

Answer 5

environmental disasters impact the whole world
there’s an increase in international terrorism

Question 6

how does globalisation impact culture and media?

Answer 6

a large section of the worlds population engages with much of the same culture. this has led to cultural homogenisation

Question 7

what is the cultural imperialist view of the globalisation of media?

Answer 7

the Western world dominates the rest of the world through media and marketing of its products

Question 8

adorno and marcusse

Answer 8

they argue that the role of global mass media is to indoctrinate global consumers into the capitalist ideology and to produce a homogenised culture that promotes capitalist values and produce a false class consciousness so that the capitalist system is not criticised

Question 9

flew

Answer 9

the USA is a dominating force in the spread of global culture and cultural imperialism

Question 10

ritzer

Answer 10

proposed the term ‘McDonaldisation’ to help us understand the process of globalisation and homogenisation. he argues that an individual can travel all around the world and never have to eat indigenous food due to Mcdonald’s being globalised on a massive scale

Question 11

barber

Answer 11

americanisation has increased the risk of international terrorism as a response/rejection to globalisation

Question 12

klein

Answer 12

argues that cultural homogenisation is increasing. he argues that local cultures are being killed off by globalisation and replaced with popular culture

Question 13

what are limitations of cultural imperialist’s view of globalisation of media?

Answer 13

-it assumes we passively accept americanisation without challenge
-ignores the view that globalisation increases choice
-it over-emphasises the negatives of globalisation
-we are more aware of the world, which makes us more supportive

Question 14

what is the cultural hybridisation view of globalisation of media?

Answer 14

globalisation of media is a force of good, it increases to our cultural options and enriches culture rather than displacing it

Question 15

cohen and kennedy

Answer 15

he argues that people do not generally abandon their own culture just because of mass media. rather they appropriate elements of global culture into their local/folk culture. this is known as glocalisation

Question 16

murthy

Answer 16

social media sites such as facebook and twitter can help increase political awareness such as issues of human rights violations, repression and protests. social media can help coordinate mass responses to these issues. they have the potential to shape many aspects of peoples social, political and economic lives

Question 17

jenkins

Answer 17

participatory culture creates new forms of community because those involved feel connected to one and other

Question 18

strinati

Answer 18

the distinction between high and popular culture has become blurred, which increases consumer choice. high culture assimilates popular culture

Question 19

what are the limitations of the post modernists view of the globalisation of media

Answer 19

-it exaggerates the role that popular culture plays in our identity. many people still see family, class and ethnicity as more influential.
-it ignores the inequality of the new media divide. not all people globally have access to technology
-there are negative and exploitative consequences of globalisation which post modernists ignore
-globalisation could lead to more cultural appropriation