3.6 The emergence of a global culture, based on western ideas, consumption, and attitudes towards the physical environment, is one outcome of globalisation Flashcards
How does globalization lead to cultural diffusion and the spread of a ‘westernized’ global culture, impacting the environment and people, with examples like changing diets in Asia?
How do disadvantaged groups in emerging and developing countries benefit from the spread of global culture, and what role do these opportunities play?
Cultural diffusion is facilitated by globalization, driven by factors like TNCs, global media, tourism, and migration.
Globalization has led to the spread of Western influences and a ‘westernized’ global culture.
Western influences can be seen in various aspects of societies worldwide, including food choices, fashion, music, and social norms.
Changing dietary patterns influenced by global culture can have environmental implications, such as increased demand for resource-intensive agricultural practices and loss of traditional food biodiversity.
Globalization has also brought opportunities for disadvantaged groups in emerging and developing countries.
Examples include the inclusion and empowerment of marginalized communities, as seen in events like the Paralympics.
Opportunities for disadvantaged groups contribute to changing societal perceptions, fostering inclusivity, and creating pathways for social and economic advancement.
How does cultural erosion occur in some locations, resulting in the loss of language, traditional food, music, clothes, and social relations, and how does it lead to changes in the built and natural environment, considering examples like the loss of tribal lifestyles in Papua New Guinea?
Cultural erosion can occur due to globalization, urbanization, and modernization.
Globalization and external influences can lead to the loss of local cultural elements, such as language, traditional food, music, clothes, and social relations.
Indigenous or tribal communities, like those in Papua New Guinea, are particularly vulnerable to cultural erosion.
The encroachment of modernization and globalization can lead to changes in the way of life for these communities, impacting their cultural identity and well-being.
The erosion of tribal lifestyles also affects the built and natural environment.
Traditional land use practices, conservation efforts, and sustainable resource management systems may be devalued or lost, leading to the degradation of local and larger-scale ecosystems.
How has concern about cultural impacts, economic and environmental exploitation led to opposition to globalization from certain groups, and what role do pro- and anti-globalization attitudes, as well as the environmental movement, play in this opposition?
Cultural erosion can occur due to globalization, urbanization, and modernization.
Globalization and external influences can lead to the loss of local cultural elements, such as language, traditional food, music, clothes, and social relations.
Indigenous or tribal communities, like those in Papua New Guinea, are particularly vulnerable to cultural erosion.
The encroachment of modernization and globalization can lead to changes in the way of life for these communities, impacting their cultural identity and well-being.
The erosion of tribal lifestyles also affects the built and natural environment.
Traditional land use practices, conservation efforts, and sustainable resource management systems may be devalued or lost, leading to the degradation of local and larger-scale ecosystems.
