HL: Globalization - Sociocultural Approach

Question 1

Globalization

Answer 1

The process of integration & interaction among people of different nations

Question 2

OGIHARA & UCHIDA (2014) **OG

Answer 2

AIM: Research the relationship between individualistic values, subjective well-being and the number of close relationships in Japan and the USA
PROCEDURE:
114 uni. students in Japan & 62 uni. Students in the US
Questionnaires related to individualistic & collectivistic orientation, subjective well-being & nature of the relationships
FINDINGS:
In Japan, having a individualistic orientation was negatively related to subjective well-being & fewer close relationships - not the case in the US

Question 3

OGIHARA & UCHIDA (2014) FOLLOW UP

Answer 3

AIM: investigate the effect of working in an individualistic workplace would have on the subjective well-being of Japanese women.
PROCEDURE:
334 adult japanese women - working for a large insurance company
Performance & achievement-oriented goals posted on walls of the office
Answered questions from the first study
FINDINGS:
Even in workplace’s achievement-oriented environment, P. who were achievement-oriented scored lower on well-being & had fewer close friends

Question 4

evaluation points for OGIHARA & UCHIDA (2014)

Answer 4

Study unable to directly test causal relationships between individualistic orientation & decrease in no. of close friends - could be that people with few close friends were drawn to an individualistic workplace

Question 5

globalization is leading to

Answer 5

a movement toward individualism in the workplace, while maintaining the traditional collectivistic values in general society

Question 6

Delocalization

Answer 6

People who have a global conscious but v. little connection to the place where they live - feelings of alienation (result of a lack of a clear cultural identity)

Question 7

Globalization & Behaviour

Answer 7

Positive changes in society - values of gender equality, human rights & healthy behaviours have beome norm

Question 8

NORASAKKUNKIT & UCHIDA (2014)

Answer 8

AIM: Test hypothesis that the Japanese youth may not see the benefit of conformity & social harmony and yet do not feel that they are a part of the globalized community & its values.
PROCEDURE:
Sample of Japanese university students
Given standardised test to see if they were at high risk/low risk for Hikikomori
Given test to measure attitudes about social harmony & social conformity
Looked at three levels - perception of their current self, ideal self & general japanese society
Given test to measure sense of local identity (high social harmony and collectivism) and global identity (individualism & achievement)
FINDINGS:
High risk: ranked social harmony much lower when assessing ideal/current self, would ideally like to be lower on social harmony seeking & conformity than what they percieve to be the norm in Japan, scored lower on both local and global identity
Local culture may alienate many japanese youths - may decide not to conform, but do not identify with the globalized culture - thus withdrawing from society

Question 9

evaluation points for NORASAKKUNKIT & UCHIDA (2014)

Answer 9

Method: High-risk students did not have the disorder - more research needs to be done to see if the results of study are found on actual patients