globalization

Question 1

what questions is Becker useful for?

Answer 1

• sociocultural
• globalization

Question 2

aim Becker

Answer 2

The influence of TV on disordered eating among Fijian adolescent girls (just outside Nadi)

Question 3

method/procedure of Becker

Answer 3

• 63 schoolgirls 16-18
• group 1: 1995 (js after tv came)
• group 2: 1998 (thre years after tv)
• given ETA-26 (a western test of eating habits)
• semi structured interview
• weight and hight measured
• 1998 also got q on diet practice, body image and values

Question 4

results becker

Answer 4

• 1995 EAT-26 ; 12.7%
• 1998 EAT-26 ; 29.2%
• 1995 ; no self report of purging
• 1998 ; 11.3% report purging
• bringe eating report ; no change
• 1995: rare dieting
• 1998 ; 74% felt too fat, 77% said tv changed body image, 40% saod that losing weight would impact jobs, 31% self their parents fed too much
• interviews concluded that participants admired tv personalities
• unsure of the editing on tv

Question 5

becker strengths (2)

Answer 5

• Naturalistic; researcher hasnt had to manipulate variables increase g ecological validity
• EAT - is a standardized procedure, plus interviews were recorded so inter rater reliability

Question 6

weaknesses becker

Answer 6

• Non replicable lowering reliability
• Sampling bias; low generalizability
• Self sported; eg no diagnosis of eating disorders
• Using two different groups, they do not know that the initial group didn’t already suffer from these things (repeated measure more suitable)
• Naturalistic; no controlling variables means could have confounding variables

Question 7

how does becker
tell us about globalization?

Question 8

aim of Norasakkunkit and Uchida

Answer 8

To investigate the relationship between and individuals attitude towards collectivism and individuality to the risk of hikikomori

Question 9

participants norasakkunkit and Uchida

Answer 9

195 japanese uni students

Question 10

procedure norasakkunkit and Uchida

Answer 10

• Given a standardized test to see if they were high or low risk of hikikomori
• Gave attest to measure attitudes about social harmony and social conformity looking at:
• Perception of current self
• Perception of ideal self
• General japanese society
• also given a test to measure local identity and global identity

Question 11

results Norasakkunkit and Uchida (2014)

Answer 11

• Both H+ L agree that social harmony and conformity were highly valued in japan
• When assessing the current self and ideal self, those at high risk rated social harmony much lower, meaning that the high risk students would like to be lower in harmony seeking and conformity than is the case within society
• High risk students scored lower on the loca and global identity tests

Question 12

Conclusion Norasakkunkit and Uchida (2014)

Answer 12

It seems that local cultures may alienate japanese youths who do not identify with cultural norms, however they do not know how to access a globalized society so instead they withdraw

Question 13

strengths Norasakkunkit and Uchida (2014)

Answer 13

Relatively large sample improving generalizability

Question 14

weaknesses Norasakkunkit and Uchida

Answer 14

• Correlational; no cause and effect can be determined
• Analogous approach meaning that the participants do not acc suffer from hikikomori but they have the risk factors associated with it, questioning how the results can acc relate to hikikomori
• Self reported, demand characteristics
• Though strong correlation, it struggles to conclude things about globalization as it is only seen in one culture.