Globalisation

Question 1

what does Albrow say globalisation is?

Answer 1

“all those processes by which the people of the world are incorporated into a single society, a global society”

Question 2

why does Bauman argue globalisation has been the most important change in human history?

Answer 2

since it has affected life in so many different ways and in different domains. he argues it has changed the way social relationships and social structures work and that due to globalisation society has entered postmodernity.

Question 3

give 4 examples of Cohen and Kennedy’s key components of globalisation

Answer 3

space-time compression, increasing volume of cultural interactions, commonality of problems and increasing network of transnational actors.

Question 4

who says “we cannot get away from the fact globalisation is a set of changes which are actually happening in the world”?

Answer 4

Fairclough

Question 5

what does time-space compression refer to?

Answer 5

the compression of space by virtue of faster communication and transportation as distances shrink and movement increases

Question 6

human activity now regularly across borders which defies vast distances and sometimes breaches ethnic/national barriers. what examples do Cohen and Kennedy give of this?

Answer 6

business deals between corporations and the smuggling of drugs and people

Question 7

what does Robertson argue?

Answer 7

that cultures and societies are becoming more compressed, he argues the world is becoming one place of shared culture rather than lots of separate and inaccessible cultures and places.

Question 8

what is deterritorialisation?

Answer 8

the lessening significance of physical space as a result of increased speed and accessibility of travel and communication.

Question 9

give an example of how we have easy access to different cultures

Answer 9

chelsea football club has fan clubs in 80 countries

Question 10

people of the world now face a commonality of problems such as…

Answer 10

.. environmental problems like climate change, economic problems such as poverty and political problems like terrorism

Question 11

how does postmodernism relate to theories of globalisation?

Answer 11

in the way that global issues aren’t necessarily represented truly and common knowledge isn’t always based on facts and can become common fears due to globalised techniques of communication

Question 12

what does Burton say about globalisation?

Answer 12

globalisation has led to relationships between states that allow the spread of mass media and cultural news stories in different nations. hence why they fear of terrorism and other global issues are seen as problems for many nations

Question 13

what does Beck argue about the world?

Answer 13

we now live in a world risk society where it is no longer possible to externalise and disassociate threats since risks now “transcend the borders between man, animal and plant” and “dangers that are publicly known” can cause world disorder

Question 14

how does globalisation create risk society?

Answer 14

by heightening peoples awareness of risks

Question 15

what did Cottle argue about the media and risks?

Answer 15

the media plays a “crucial role in processes of risk revelation”

Question 16

Beck contrasts contemporary risks which are unknown in how colossal their effect could be with past risks which were more..

Answer 16

“knowable, calculable, controllable and predictable.”

Question 17

theres been a rise of global actors such as transnational corporations like..

Answer 17

mcdonalds, which is now present in 119 countries including egypt and taiwan

Question 18

what are global diasporas?

Answer 18

people who are forcibly or voluntarily dispersed across the globe away from traditional homelands

Question 19

What does Bauman argue about globalisation and people?

Answer 19

that the inequities of globalisation has brought about two types of people, tourists who are mobile citizens who choose where and when to go and vagabonds who cannot afford choice and are stigmatised and stereotyped.

Question 20

the increased movement of people through immigration and migration demonstrates the …

Answer 20

..deconstruction of global boundaries

Question 21

what is westernisation?

Answer 21

the entrance of western culture into other cultures where western cultures and practices are adopted

Question 22

globalisation may have led to the weakening of local cultures or the introduction of a more global culture, for example..

Answer 22

.. music in Britain is diverse and many genres are not traditionally associated with the nation

Question 23

what can be seen as evidence for globalisation?

Answer 23

the change in cultural interactions which has arisen from increased communication between different people across the world. it has led to the transformation of people’s knowledge about other cultures and how they access it

Question 24

what did Cohen and Kennedy say about the internet ?

Answer 24

the internet has enabled those who lack education to access knowledge that would otherwise be unavailable to them

Question 25

what does Urry say?

Answer 25

places or cultures can be presented in such a way so to perform a role and create false impressions of what other people and cultures are like