S.S. 1.2 (Globalisation - Steger) Flashcards
Globalisation describes
A process. A condition. A system. A force. An age.
Globality signifies a social condition characterised by tight
Economic.
Political.
Cultural.
Environmental interconnection.
Globalisation by Steger
A set of social processes.
Lives controlled by tech (no human contact).
Moving towards the new condition of postmodernism.
Globalisation involves the creation of the new and multiplication of existing in
Social.
Political.
Culture.
Reflected in the expansion and the stretching of social
Relations.
Activities.
Inter-dependencies.
Involves the intensification and acceleration of
Social exchange.
Social activities.
(Across world-time and world-space).
Macro Structures of Community
Culture setting. Political setting. Economical setting. Belief setting. Social setting.
Micro Structure of Personhood
Changes personality (ego). Changes mentality (thinking). Changes image (brand). Changes perception (ideology).
Worldview
Our perspective on created reality.
Indication of our place in the world (fulfill our cultural task).
Provides orientation.
Gives direction from a deep religious commitment.
Danger of worldviews
It can change into an ideology.
Ideology
Hardened/closed orientation about the world,
our place and culture calling.
Forces reality into its own preconceived mold
(Want to change it accordingly).
Types of Worldviews
Ubuntu. Ancestors. Time. Supreme being. Environment.
Types of Ideologies
Democracy. Communism. Spirituality-religion. Socialism. Globalisation.
Ideology Characteristics
Offers a more or less coherent picture of the world.
It organises the complexity of human experience in fairly simple chains.
Seeking to imbue society with preferred norms and values.
Ideology provide public with circumscribed agenda of things to
Discuss.
Claims to make.
Questions to ask.
Ideology uses the language of narratives that
Persuade. Praise. Condemn. Distinguish "truths" from "falsehood". Separate "good" from "bad".