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3.1 Cultural Homogenisation & Defence Flashcards

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1
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What percentage of the internet is in English?

A

54.9%

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Is the percentage of the internet in English increasing of decreasing?

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decreasing

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What western values are promoted online?

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Capitalism
Patriarchy 
Consumerism
Democracy
Secularism
Individualism
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How is consumerism promoted online?

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Using the internet to make money e.g. Surveys

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How is patriarchal ideology promoted online?

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Misogyny online

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Patriarchy online - how many targeted tweets were there using derogatory terms?

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6.5 thousand

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How is consumerism promoted online?

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Increase in cookies and adverts

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How is democracy promoted online?

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Online petitions and polls

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Democracy- how many online petitions have been discussed in parliament?

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41

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How is secularism promoted online?

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Religion is attacked online and portrayed negatively

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How is individualism promoted online?

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Social media is all about me e.g. Instagram

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(Challenges) Mohammadi says cultural homogenisation is too what?

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Simplistic and exaggerated

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(Challenges) Mohammadi - what does cultural homogenisation ignore?

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Complex interactions between cultures

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(Challenges) Giddens - what is reverse colonisation?

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Culture of smaller cultures influencing larger cultures

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(Challenges) give examples of reverse colonisation?

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Mexicanisation of California

Indian and Chinese cuisine in the UK

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(Defence) cultural defence can occur through which c?

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Censorship

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(Defence) give an example of somewhere having defence through censorship:

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China - great firewall

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(Defence) in China there is limited access to what for instance?

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Foreign books

19
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(Defence) in 2012, 580 publishers in china gained rights to what?

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16000 foreign books

20
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(Defence) indigenous peoples can use the internet to do what?

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Protect their environment and way of life

21
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(Defence) give examples of organisations protecting indigenous peoples online:

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Tribalnet

Survival international

22
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(Defence) how do survival international help protect tribes?

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Through campaigns to defend their lands and futures

23
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What is cultural defence?

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Defending and promoting local and traditional culture

24
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What is glocalisation?

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Global ideas getting adapted to local practices

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