Globalization and Multicultural Literacy Flashcards
knowledge of cultures and languages.
GLOBALIZATION AND MULTICULTURAL LITERACY
the growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought by cross-border trade in goods.
GLOBALIZATION
increased interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples and countries.
GLOBALIZATION ACCORDING TO WHO
In globalization, what are the two inter-related elements?
(1) opening of international borders
(2) changes in institutions and policies at national and international levels.
According to Committee for Development Policy “increasing interdependence of world’s economies as a result of growing scale”
GLOBALIZATION IN ECONOMY
-former president of the International Monetary fund.
-debates about trade and access to foreign goods are as old as society itself.
Christine Lagarde
development of trade systems within transnational actors such as corporations or NGO’s
ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION
can be linked with rise of global financial system with international financial exchanges and monetary exchanges.
FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
the interpenetration of cultures which, as a consequence, means nations adopt principles, beliefs, and costumes of other nations, losing their unique culture to a unique, globalized supra-culture;
CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION
the development and growing influence of international organizations such as the UN or WHO means governmental action takes place at an international level.
POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION
information moves almost in real-time, together with the interconnection and interdependence of events and their consequences. People move all the time too, mixing and integrating different societies;
SOCIOLOGICAL GLOBALIZATION
the phenomenon by which millions of people are interconnected thanks to the power of the digital world via platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Skype or Youtube.
TECHNOLOGICAL GLOBALIZATION
the new organization and hierarchy of different regions of the world that is constantly changing.
GEOGRAPHICAL GLOBALIZATION
accounts for the idea of considering planet Earth as a single global entity – a common good all societies should protect since the weather affects everyone and we are all protected by the same atmosphere
ECOLOGICAL GLOBALIZATION
the dreaded night parade of one hundred demons—an event when all of the yōkai, oni, ghosts, tsukumogami, and other supernatural creatures leave their homes and parade through the streets of Japan in one massive spectacle of utter pandemonium.
hyakki yagyō
The birthday girl or boy will have their hands tied behind their back and when they go to take the first bite of cake, they will have their face pushed right into it whilst the rest of the party guests shout “Mordida! Mordida! Mordida!”, the Spanish word for ‘take a bite’.
Shoving faces in cake in Mexico
As a way to cleanse a new baby’s soul
Baby Jumping Festival
Devotees to the Hindu religion will gather inside the temple and the Priest will smash a coconut on the head of each of them one after the other as a sign to the gods they are asking for good health and success.
Smashing coconuts on people’s skulls
In India, it’s a tradition to return with your baby and throw them from the top onto a cloth that is held by both Muslims and Hindus below.
Baby tossing in India
Thailand’s Karen tribe is fascinated with long necks and looks like they can go a long way to achieve them.
Wearing rings to have a giraffe’s neck
Everyone grieves differently after the loss of a loved one but the women of the Dani tribe in Indonesia have quite a unique and severe way of dealing with grief.
Finger cutting of the Dani tribe
term coined by E. D. Hirsch, referring to the ability to understand and participate fluently in a given culture
CULTURAL LITERACY
familiarity with and ability to understand the idioms, allusions, and informal content that create and constitute a dominant culture
CULTURAL LITERACY
the government body tasked with the documentation, preservation and dissemination of Philippine culture, both locally and abroad.
National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
A kind of integrity complex wherein anything and everything natively Filipino is considered by the Filipinos themselves as being inferior, backward and worthless in comparison to other nationality.
DOÑA Victorina Syndrome
symbolizes those who have a distorted view of their identity. Everything that is indigenous is inferior and everything foreign as superior. It is the comedic form of ‘‘colonial mentality‘’.
DOÑA Victorina Syndrome
A Filipino value that is somehow is a great way to have better and stronger social skills. With these, we can easily connect to other people by showing them that we understand. It can be seen in a bad way if people with this principle are abused by other people to the point that they make some choices just because of this.
PAKIKISAMA
The feeling of shyness or embarrassment is a Filipino value
that shows their respect for other people’s life. With these, Filipinos can maintain their respect for each other. In contrast, if this moral is too much with one person, it may lead them to lose their self-confidence and self-esteem.
HIYA
a common Filipino aspect that maybe defined as a debt of gratitude to one person who helped them in some way.
UTANG NA LOOB
This is well known Filipino aspect. I remember watching some videos of other nationalities in which they were asked about what their perceptions of Filipinos are and being hospitable is the usual answer.
FILIPINO HOSPITALITY
This refers to the skills involved when uncovering bias in regards to culture, as well as the ability to take different perspectives to gain a more humane perspective.
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY
