UNIT 5: Human development and diversity

Question 1

Define civil society

Answer 1

• org that works in an area between the public, priate or household sector.

Question 2

Define cultural diffusion

Answer 2

• spread of cultural ideas from place of origin to other regions

Question 3

Define cultural imperialism

Answer 3

• practice of promoting culture in one nation to a less powerful one
• eg western countries to LICS

Question 4

Define diasporas

Answer 4

• dispersal of population with common values., cultures after leaving country.

Question 5

What does resource nationalism mean

Answer 5

• when a country takes natural resources under state ownership.

Question 6

What is protectionism

Answer 6

• when a country limis trade between countries to protect home country.

Question 7

What is glocalisation

Answer 7

• adapting a product to culture that it is marketed

Question 8

What is affirmative action

Answer 8

policy that favours a disadvantaged group.

Question 9

Types of developemnt opp

Answer 9

• empower indegenous +minority groups–> affirmative action
• empowering women–> treat men and women fairly in the workforce
• measuring gender inequality–> gender inequality index (measured reproductive ehalth +empowerment)

Question 10

What is corporate social responsability

Answer 10

• attempts of companies in assesing their impacts
• eg placing catbon offset schemas

Question 11

What is fair tarde

Answer 11

• trade that is–> socially, economically +enviormentally responsible
• ensure farmers get fair deals

Question 12

How culture gets exchanged across the globe

Answer 12

• by globalisation
• Tourism–> allow people to experience other cultures
• Music–> spread around world
• Religion–> christianiny spread due to european colonies
• Language–> colonisation
• Television-

Question 13

What is ´émerging global culture´´

Answer 13

• cultures around world are converging
• because the world is becoming more interconnected

Caused by–> westernization, mixing of cultures (fusion) by time space convergence +shrinking world.

Question 14

Causes +critism of cultural imperialsm:

Answer 14

• gains control over other cultures
• dissociated people from tarditional cultures.

Question 15

Effects of rejection of globalization

Answer 15

• rise in anti-immigration policies
• Trade barriers
• great firwall of china –> internet access is controlled
• rise in nationalism
• trade restrictions–> example of protectionsim