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Global Culture Flashcards

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What is culture?

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The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society

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How is language a cultural trait?

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A system of communication used by a particular country or community

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How are values a cultural trait?

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Things you believe are important in the way you live and work. They define your priorities.

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What are accepted norms?

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The accepted standards of behaviour within a social group. Rules and expectations are socially enforced

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What are traditions?

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The handing down of information or beliefs from one generation to another

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What are religion and beliefs? (culture)

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A system of faith and worship it determines world views, behaviours, practices and morals

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How are arts and symbols a cultural trait?

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The branches of creativity. Often expressive and celebratory

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What is an examples of the cultural trait of values?

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Respect, passion, optimism

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What are some examples of cultural trait accepted norms?

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Monogamous marriage, honesty, do not cheat

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What are some examples of the cultural trait traditions?

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Christmas, superstitions such as saluting solo magpies

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What are some examples of cultural trait language?

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Gestures, symbols, speaking, hieroglyphs

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What are some examples of the cultural trait religions and beliefs?

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Catholic Church against abortion

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What are some examples of cultural trait art and symbols?

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Film and music 

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What is the spread of culture known as?

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Known as cultural diffusion

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What is Americanisation/westernisation?

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It is argued that the USA and western nations have used their soft power to change the culture of other nations/areas

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How do you TNCs promote Westernise culture?

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TNCs may create a culture that the physical environment must be exploited for its natural resources to create wealth

Spread westernise diet i.e, McDonald’s

Workers wear uniform undermines community

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How Do media such as Disney promote Americanisation?

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Spread of American dream/ideals

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How do migrants influence culture

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They bring their own culture to the house country they adopt and also give their beliefs to the locals

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How does tourism influence culture

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When places have frequent tourism they are that way of life to be more appealing to tourists to allow for them to make money

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How does the WTO/IMF/WB influence culture

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Founders of American ideals so going to be the American way
Output western/American aid

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What is cultural imperialism?

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The imposition of one culture onto another

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What is a current example of cultural imperialism?

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“Western” culture is being exported to the rest of the world

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What are some aspects of Americanisation?

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Consumer values
The English language
Christianity
Western dress
Food
Art

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What area is our case study for cultural imperialism?

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Nigeria

25
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What are the reasons for cultural exchange?

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Economic change
Nigeria deregulated foreign investment (allowed free trade)

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When did Nigeria deregulate foreign investment?

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1987

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What did the deregulation of foreign investment in Nigeria cause?

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Allowed more TNC’s into the country and more international trade

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How has the English language affected Nigeria?

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The dominance of the English language has put the indigenous languages under threat

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What has happened to Nigeria music because of cultural imperialism?

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Has been neutralised with western music

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How has western music changed Nigeria music?

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Now sung in English
Pop band
Swearing
Western clothing
Music videos

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How has cultural imperialism led to a change in gender roles in Nigeria?

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Men and women expected to find work outside the home

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How have Nigeria people been economically affected by cultural imperialism?

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Culture of borrowing money has emerged

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How has education in Nigeria been affected by cultural imperialism?

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Now have to pay school fees due to privatisation of education

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How has the importing of American rice affected Nigeria?

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Nigerians prefer American over local rice causing local rice production to reduce causing farmers livelihoods and traditional ways of life destroyed

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How have settlement patterns been affected in Nigeria due to cultural imperialism?

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Traditional villages divided into three age ranges for work within the village with many leaving for cities

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