Unit 1: Module 3.2 Globalization

Question 1

Globalization

Answer 1

World wide connections and processes that reshape local conditions on an intensifying scale.

Question 2

4 key dynamics of Globalization

Answer 2

Time Space Compression, Flexible Accumulation, Increasing Migration, and Uneven Development

Question 3

Cultural diffusion

Answer 3

Cultural borrowing spread of ideas and objects

Question 4

Cultural fusion

Answer 4

Cultural melding/combining of elements from different cultures

Question 5

Cultural Hybridization

Answer 5

The process by which a cultural custom is transformed to fit the cultural context.

Question 6

Tomlinson

Answer 6

Globalization is not a steamroller. Doesn’t destroy local cultures but gives them the chance to mix with global influences. People take what they like from global culture, blend it with their own traditions, and create something new. Instead of losing their identity, they reshape it by combining local and global elements. An opportunity for change than a threat to culture.

Question 7

World Systems

Answer 7

Transnational connection that links nations and people together economically: world markets model, unequal distribution of resources.
Immanuel Wallerstein

Question 8

Time space compression

Answer 8

Movement of people and ideas across places. Move faster because of how connected cultures are.

Question 9

Flexible Accumulation

Answer 9

Way that companies save money and maximize profit by finding low cost solutions on global scales; offshoring and outsourcing.

Question 10

Increasing Migration

Answer 10

People are able to move around easier, faster and more frequently

Question 11

Uneven Development

Answer 11

Uneven distribution of resources around the world.