CTWD 3 (Midterm)

Question 1

Latin word for religion

Answer 1

Religio and Religare

Question 2

A collection of cultural belief systems and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values

Answer 2

Religion

Question 3

It tells us that religion relates to almost all aspects of our way of life

Answer 3

Culture

Question 4

Characterized by what we see as true or not

Answer 4

Belief

Question 5

Ou fundamental intepration of in reality

Answer 5

Worldview

Question 6

Religion does this by having representations

Answer 6

Symbols

Question 7

Connects humanity to something higher than ourselves

Answer 7

Spirituality

Question 8

What is good and worthwhile

Answer 8

Moral Values

Question 9

After World War II, nationalism was very much related to religious affiliation, hence to a specific set of beliefs.

Answer 9

Religious Nationalism

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Turning of Religion into Public Life

Question 11

The digitalization of information and culture helped spread religious fundamentalism and extremism.

Answer 11

Proliferation of Religious Fundamentalism and Extremism

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Increase of Individual Religiosity

Question 13

________ 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.

Answer 13

Culture

Question 14

Five Stages of Development of Media
(Luke, 2014)

Answer 14

1. Oral Communication
2. Script
3. Printing press
4. Electronic media
5. Digital media

Question 15

___ ______ 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.

Answer 15

New Media

Question 16

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.

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Cultural Differentialism

Question 17

suggests that globalization engenders a growing sameness of cultures. However, the culture of powerful and progressive countries becomes culture.

Answer 17

Cultural convergence

Question 18

suggests that globalization spawns an increasing and ongoing mixing of cultures.

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Cultural hybridity

Question 19

Cultural configuration which characterize the experience of everyday life in specific, diverse and identifiable localities.

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Local Culture

Question 20

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.

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Global Culture

Question 21

Uniformity (Global culture)
Diversity (Local culture)

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Primary emphasis

Question 22

Large (Global culture)
Small (Local culture)

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Geographic scale

Question 23

To be everywhere, to consume (Global culture)
To retain roots, to be sustainable (Local culture)

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Objective

Question 24

Western origins, particularly American (Global culture)
Different localities as points of origin (Local culture)

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Point of origin

Question 25

Economic efficiency, ‘‘everything can be a commodity’’ (Global culture)
continuing longheld traditions, authenticity (Local culture)

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Value

Question 26

To be a spectator (Global culture)
To be a participant (Local culture)

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Nature of Activity

Question 27

Buying, having, entertainment (Global culture)
Making, being, authentic experience (Local culture)

Answer 27

Relationship with cultural products

Question 28

________ loses many of its fundamental elements because of the arrival of a new one

Answer 28

Culture