globalisation definitions Flashcards
(14 cards)
economic globalisation definition
inter connections of world economies via global trade
political globalisation definition
international political ideas such as democracy and human rights etc becoming interconnected
cultural globalisation definition
spreading and merging of global cultures leading to cultural homogenisation
mcluhan’s global village definition
the world viewed as one interconnected community experiencing similar things
what are every type of globalisation complicated by?
power imbalances
albrow definition of globalisation
globalisation causes global culture
martell definition of globalisation
micro level globalisation means that geographical and time zone become irrelevant to the development of global culture
waters definition of globalisation
globalisation is a social process which overrides economic, political, cultural and geographic boarders
examples of macro globalisation
global level companies, finances, media, pandemics
examples of micro globalisation
consuming global media, cultural practices eg food or languages, social media communications
steven on globalisation
despite major global differences in life and upbringing most people consume the same products and media and experience the same things due to digital communication
media convergence definition
combining of traditional and digital media eg bbc news on an iphone
harvey on globalisation
globalisation is ‘time-space compression’ meaning that geographical and time zone boarders are irrelevant
glocalisation definition
global products sold in local markets