CTWD 3 (Midterm) Flashcards
Latin word for religion
Religio and Religare
A collection of cultural belief systems and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values
Religion
It tells us that religion relates to almost all aspects of our way of life
Culture
Characterized by what we see as true or not
Belief
Ou fundamental intepration of in reality
Worldview
Religion does this by having representations
Symbols
Connects humanity to something higher than ourselves
Spirituality
What is good and worthwhile
Moral Values
After World War II, nationalism was very much related to religious affiliation, hence to a specific set of beliefs.
Religious Nationalism
Related to the first item in this list, religious values extended out beyond the performance and observance of religious secraments into the domain of public affairs.
Turning of Religion into Public Life
The digitalization of information and culture helped spread religious fundamentalism and extremism.
Proliferation of Religious Fundamentalism and Extremism
For many who practice such a religiosity, the confidence on one’s own belief and relationship with a supreme being is a better alternative to the rigid dogmas that their religious affiliation observes and calls for
Increase of Individual Religiosity
________ refers to the unified style of human knowledge, beliefs, and behavior from which people learn, and the ability to communicate knowledge to the next generations. Its development has been mainly influenced by media.
Culture
Five Stages of Development of Media
(Luke, 2014)
- Oral Communication
- Script
- Printing press
- Electronic media
- Digital media
___ ______ comprises content that is created, stored or retrieved in digital form, encompassing text, still pictures, audio and video. ___ ______ forms are differentiated from legacy media in that they are instantaneous, globally accessible, fast and efficient ways of passing on news and information. ___ _______ has also created an almost virtual world.
New Media
views cultural difference as immutable. As the West and non-Western civilizations interact or are brought in contract through globalization, clash of civilizations such as that of the West and Islam logically follows.
Cultural Differentialism
suggests that globalization engenders a growing sameness of cultures. However, the culture of powerful and progressive countries becomes culture.
Cultural convergence
suggests that globalization spawns an increasing and ongoing mixing of cultures.
Cultural hybridity
Cultural configuration which characterize the experience of everyday life in specific, diverse and identifiable localities.
Local Culture
a way of life governed by a set of ideas, beliefs, and values based on the exposure and consumption of cultural products uniformly produced for everyone irrespective of their background.
Global Culture
Uniformity (Global culture)
Diversity (Local culture)
Primary emphasis
Large (Global culture)
Small (Local culture)
Geographic scale
To be everywhere, to consume (Global culture)
To retain roots, to be sustainable (Local culture)
Objective
Western origins, particularly American (Global culture)
Different localities as points of origin (Local culture)
Point of origin
