Culture Flashcards
Definition of culture
A society’s structure of feeling with cultural traits in common.
It is dynamic and changing
Aspects of culture
Religion Art Food Traditions Sports Language Values, dress Accepted norms
How has globalisation altered culture?
Cultural diffusion, e.g. Roman Empire spread its message through europe
Global culture - Americanised/westernised
Globish- basically English
Cultural diffusion is also a result of globalisation where cultures diminish due to western cultures dominating
Effect of culture
It is a shared meaning that has an impact and influence on the way that people live their lives and interpret the world around them
Causes of an increasingly influenced culture
Increasing independent global economy Increasing cross border movement of goods Services Capital Technology People and ideas Migration
Culture and globalisation
Cultures that perceive globalisation as an opportunity tend to be more open to external influences and are more likely to change culturally
Cultures that perceive globalisation as a threat are more likely to adopt policies that seek to defend sir cultural integrity
Cultural erosion
Cultural supermarket effect caused by
Frequency that people move around the world
Improvements in technology and communications
People can choose from a wide range of identities rather than developing an identity based upon the place
Overall causes of cultural erosion
Cultural supermarket effect Leads to people adopting new clothes styles New ways of speaking Values Lifestyles
Cultural erosion includes the loss of language, tradition and social relations
Concerns of cultural erosion
Concern about cultural impacts has lead to opposition to globalisation
These groups of people are called structuralist as they explain the inequalities arising from globalisation (men vs women, capital vs labour, black vs white)
Controlling globalisation
Limiting migration
Limiting online access
Trade protectionism
Protecting cultural identity
Limiting migration
Japan is anti-migration and due to this it has an ageing population
They created a web of rules that discourage entrepreneurs from setting up in Japan
A 2913 survey found that 77% wanted to reduce immigration in Japan by “a little” or “a lot”
Limiting online access
In 2014, china had the greatest number of people imprisoned for journalism and cyber dissidents. (Communicating with groups abroad)
The government has made regulations for the internet implemented by state owned providers
2 million people are (in)directly linked to monitoring internet usage of individuals
