globalisation

Question 1

globalisastion

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process where communication and transportation developed with greater efficiency
- people become apart of a global society and national boundaries become less significant

Question 2

globalisation - wiseman 1998

Answer 2

the term can be misused and misunderstood

Question 3

problems with globlisation

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can result in exclusion
occurs at different rates in different places
affects all areas of social life
resistance threats against cultural differences

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opportunity

Answer 4

globalisation brings opportunities for people to experience new ideas, travel, experience culture, lifestyles.
enable education on the growing interconnected world

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homogeneity

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globalisation threatens the world with versions of the same cultural products
- quirky local differences and deeply significant religious and traditions washed away

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exploitation

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the poorest are oppressed and the super rich are the only ones benefitting
- elite business people are not restrained by the law

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responses - cultural homogeneity

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globalisation threatens smaller societies that have their own traditions
interconnectedness leads to everyone being the same
‘mcdonaldisation’

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responses - cultural defence

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communities emphasise their own culture
religious fundamentalism is rejecting global cultures

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responses - cultural hybridity

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individuals or group mix and match global culture with their own

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economic globalisation

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trade, banking and tourism has made parts of the world depend on each other
- resources are taken from developing countries to make cheap goods in wealthy countries

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economic globalisation - free trade

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everyone benefits - developing coutnries have resources and developed countries have inventions

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economic globalisation - protectionism

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there should be trade boundaries to protect local communities
EG 2016 donald trump elected president - slogan ‘america first’

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economic globalisation - anti globalisation movement 1999

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protests interrupted a WTO meeting
anti globalists claim that neoliberalism leads to destruction of the environment
some anti globalists are nationalists concerned about immigration

Question 14

economic globalisation - robinson 2004

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transnational bourgeoisie emerging as the global elite
- capable of manipulating national governments so that democracy no longer is significant

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political globalisation

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nation states have a central government that has responsibilities for citizens
- globalisation has brought about supra national organisations

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political globalisation - supranationalism

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nations being supervised by larger bodies that impose laws and make global decisions

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political globalisation - nationalism

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support the nation states as an ideal political settlement
- provide freedom
- argue that supranationalism provoke empires that dont prioritise citizen wellbeing

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political globalisation - great firewall of china

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communist party created an online firewall to prevent the population of china gaining access and exposure to foreign websites and western ideas
- cultural defence

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political globalisation - the european union

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supranational body
sets standards and laws to regulate members

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political globalisation - EU controversies

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the euro wasnt accepted by the UK
free movement of labour

Question 21

giddens (1999)

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• detraditionalism
• cosmopolitanism
• manufactured risks
• expert systems

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giddens - detraditionalism

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people question their traditional beleifs about religion and gender roles
a global outlook is developed when abandoning traditions

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giddens - cosmopolitanism

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emerging global identity leads to democratisation and reflexivity

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giddens - manufactured risks

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threats that result from our technology
these risks have not been logn term enough for governments to tackle - beck

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giddens - expert systems

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he rejects the postmodernist views and claims we are still in late modernity
- we rely on ‘expert systems’ to choose our own identities and are controlled by institutions