globalisation and identity

Question 1

Globalisation

Answer 1

the process of interaction and integration among people of different nations

Question 2

Globalisation is driven by…

Answer 2

international trade and investment aided by modern information technology

Question 3

cultural globalization

Answer 3

the diffusion of ideas, values, and ways of life, as well as the creation of a global conscience, through technology, communication mediums, and transportation

Question 4

Values of global culture

Answer 4

based on individualism, free-market economics, and democracy; they include freedom

Question 5

Cultural identity

Answer 5

local, autonomous, and well-defined cultural connections between a specific geographical place and a person’s cultural experience.

Question 6

Local culture

Answer 6

he culture that we grow up in and share with others in the same environment

Question 7

Global culture

Answer 7

the culture that we come to learn and adapt to by contact with other cultures – via travel, working in international companies, or through the media and social networking

Question 8

Bicultural identity

Answer 8

combines both the local culture and the global culture

Question 9

individualism

Answer 9

encourages people to pursue personal achievement and creates competition between individuals

Question 10

Identity confusion

Answer 10

a psychological state of uncertainty about one’s identity, values, and place in society

Question 11

Delocalisation

Answer 11

Reduction of connection to the place someone lives in

Question 12

Self-selected cultures

Answer 12

voluntary adoption or identification with a culture, often outside of one’s traditional or inherited background