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Lesson 1.1 - 1.3 Flashcards

1
Q

He stated that globalization as a very important change, if not, the “most important”

A

Bauman

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2
Q

The reality and omnipresence of globalization makes us see ourselves as part of
what we refer as “global age”

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Albrow

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3
Q

According to him, Globalization is the process of world shrinkage whereas
distances getting shorter and things moving closer.

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Larrson

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4
Q

regarded globalization as colonization.

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Martin Khor

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5
Q

He defined globalization as a trans-planetary process involving increasing and
growing multidirectional flows of people, objects, places and information

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Ritzer

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6
Q

He is the proponent of the five scapes of globalization.
according to him, globalization is a world of things that have different speeds, axes, points
of origin

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Arjun Apparudai

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7
Q

refers to barriers that prevent or make difficult the movement of things.

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Solidity

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8
Q

refers to the increasing ease of movement of people, things, information and
places in the contemporary world.

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Liquidity

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9
Q

It refers to the increasing sameness in the world as cultural inputs, economic
factors and political orientations of societies expand to create common practices, same
economies and similar forms of government.

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Homogeneity

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10
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It means that a given culture influences other cultures.

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Cultural Imperialism

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11
Q

defined as “the import by non-Americans of products, images,
technologies and practices and behavior that are closely associated with
America/Americans.

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Americanization

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12
Q

This refers to the differences because of either lasting difference of the
combinations of cultures

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Heterogeneity

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13
Q

are the movement of people, things, places and information brought by the growing
porosity of global limitations.

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Flows

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14
Q

The global flow of media is often characterized as __

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Media Imperialism

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15
Q

It is a process by which Western societies are dominated by the
principles of fast-food restaurants.

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Mcdonaldization

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16
Q

Is a long-term cyclical process, continuous, and complex

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Globalization

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17
Q

is a process wherein nations, corporations, etc. impose themselves on
geographic areas to gain profits, power and so on.

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Grobalization

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18
Q

This refers to the interpenetration of the global and local cultures resulting
in unique outcomes

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Glocalization

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19
Q

refers to the political groups that are engaged in an intensification of nationalism and
that leads to greater political heterogeneity throughout the world.

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Jihad

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20
Q

According to his theory, the increasing interaction among different
civilizations would lead to intense clashes, especially when speaking the economic conflict.

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Clash of Civilization

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21
Q

This approach stresses homogeneity since cultures are deemed to
be radically altered by strong flows.

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Cultural Convergence

22
Q

This concept explains that global flows involve people, technology, finance, media
and ideas

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Scapes

23
Q

This refers to the movement of technology or flows of advancement

A

Technoscapes

24
Q

This refers to the movement of capitals or finances across the world.

A

Financescapes

25
Q

This refers to the movement of information including the traditional media
and modern media.

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Mediascapes

26
Q

This refers to the movement of the people across the different boundaries

A

Ethnoscapes

27
Q

This refers to the societal integration and often undirected process of
social and economic interaction

A

Regionalization

28
Q

This perspective emphasizes the fact that cultures are essentially
different and are only superficially affected by global flows.

A

Cultural Differentialism

29
Q

This refers to the formal process of intergovernmental collaboration between
two or more states

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Regionalism

30
Q

This approach emphasizes the integration of local and global
cultures.

A

Cultural Hybridization

31
Q

means that it is much more difficult to tie culture to a specific
geographic point of origin.

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Deterritorialization

32
Q

a group of countries, in the same geographically specified area

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Region

33
Q

are arguably the main motivation behind contemporary
regionalization

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Economic Motivation

34
Q

He mentioned that commerce, religion, politics and warfare are the urges of
people toward a better life.

A

Chanda

35
Q

It adheres to the idea that other global ages have appeared

A

Cycle

36
Q

During this period, Europe and the West had an increased in share in the
world’s population from 22.0 percent to 33.0 percent.

A

19th Century

37
Q

During this period, there was a reverse in global population shares as Africa,
Asia, Latin Americana. Oceana had high levels of population growth rates.

A

20th Century

38
Q

A singular period which mortality and fertility decline from high to
low levels in a particular country or region.

A

Demographic Transition

39
Q

It is considered as vagabonds who forced to flee their home country due to safety
concern.

A

Refugees

40
Q

Refers to the categories of migrants which the cause forced move to other
countries rooted in the circumstances of improvement

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Vagabonds

41
Q

Refers to the categories of migrants for whom the cause of movement wants to
experience leisure.

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Tourist

42
Q

Mainly involves the flow of less skilled and unskilled workers.

A

Labor Migration

43
Q

This was used to described migrant communities.

A

Diaspora

44
Q

This may affect the desire of a state to restrict the population flows.

A

Threat of Terrorism

45
Q

According to them, a remarkable effect of demographic transition is the
enormous gap in life expectancy that emerged between Japan and the West.

A

Shigeyuki et al

46
Q

Factors that are present in other countries that may attract immigrants to
move in.

A

Pull Factor

47
Q

Fact of labor migration that entails lack of employment opportunities in
home countries in which forced an individual to migrate

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Push Factor

48
Q

according to him, globalization is a long-term cyclical process therefore, finding
its origin will be a daunting task.

A

Schlote

49
Q

he conceptualized diaspora as a transnational process which gives dialogue to
both imagines and real locales.

A

Paul Gilroy

50
Q

this contributed to the emergence, revivalism, and fortification of
religion

A

Modern Transportation

51
Q

this contributed to the emergence, revivalism, and fortification of
religion

A

Modern Transportation

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