Theories of globalisation

Question 1

How has globalisation resulted in a global economy?

Answer 1

Giddens:

1. international trade as caused economies to come together
2. TNCs operate across national boundaries
3. Frobel - ‘new international division of labour’
4. TNCs bring jobs to dev countries
5. TNCs have gloabl markets

Question 2

What does McDonaldisation mean?

Answer 2

Ritzer - products are made like fast food: it is cheap to make and is the same all the time

Question 3

Give 3 examples of globalisation in politics?

Answer 3

1. the UN - enforces international law and peacekeeping
2. the EU - international politics working together
3. INGOs - coordinating aid

Question 4

What is cultural globalisation?

Answer 4

the spread of cultures across the world e.g music, films, food, clothes, languages

Question 5

What does cultural hybridisation mean (PM)?

Answer 5

a mixture of cultures all together

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of cultural globalisation?

Answer 6

Traditional cultures could be replaced by western cultures by TNCs moving into LICs, leading to cultural imperialism

Question 7

Define cultural imperialism

Answer 7

When one culture is thought to be better and is more dominant

Question 8

How are cultural goods spread across the world?

Answer 8

international media e.g radio, internet, TV, social media

Question 9

Why do some sociologists think that TNCs are more powerful than governments?

Answer 9

1. they operate in many countries so have a global reach
2. national govs find it hard to control TNCs
3. govs are reluctant to act against them out of fear of losing jobs therefore harming their own economy