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Max Weber provided an interesting analysis that showed how
capitalism in the West could have not developed were it not for
the push given by
Calvinist ethics.
shaped the work ethics of entrepreneurs and capitalists
during the early part of capitalist industrialization.
Calvinism
created
anxiety among the believers that could only be relieved through hard–
work, total devotion to work, avoidance of idleness, and renunciation
of worldly pleasures.
Calvinism
_____________of the emergence of capitalism in the West became one of
the pillars for the development of modernization theory.
Weber’s culturalist theory
According to this view, based on evolutionary
theory of culture, all societies undergo a process of change in the direction of
greater complexity and progress.
theory of modernization
proposed earliest formulation
of modernization theory.
Walt Rostow (1916–2003)
an
American economist and political theorist, proposed five stages
of development.
Walt Rostow (1916–2003),
is the process whereby spaces
between nations become porous because of the accelerated
phase of diffusion of information, people, capital, and goods.
Immersed in computer-mediated technologies, people’s
relationships and forms of interaction around the world increasingly have become
unconstrained by geography and are no longer necessarily local or national in
nature.
R
Cultural homogenization
defines globalization as ‘the
compression of the world and the intensification of
consciousness of the world as a whole.
Roland Robertson (1992)
intensifies the consciousness of the people that cultures are
intricately linked on the global scale
Globalization process
refers to cultural elements, such as the Internet, fast food
from McDonald’s, and Nike sneakers. Technological objects such as “iPhone” and
“Android” are known all over the world although many people do not possess them.
Scientific ideas have the same status.
Cultural universalism
was developed as an analytical frame for interpreting global relations,
structures, and practices. Invoking an image of the world as a system of interrelated
interdependent units, it is a theory of transnational interaction and global social change
World polity theory
Ours is a consumers’ society, in which culture, in
common with the rest of the world experienced by consumers, manifests itself as a
repository of goods intended for consumption, all competing for the unbearably
fleeting and distracted attention of potential clients, all trying to hold that attention for
more than just the blink of an eye.
Cultural Homogenization-
a kind of cultural homogenization is called which is defined “as the
imperialistic ambitions of nations, corporations, organizations.
“Globalization”
has always been with us. But the pace of mixing accelerates and its
scope widens in the wake of major structural changes, such as new technologies
that enable new phases of intercultural contact
Hybridity
is the existence of unequal
opportunities and rewards for different social status or
positions within a group or society social.
Social inequality
in
society often leads to the marginalization of certain
groups, where people are treated unfairly based on their
social status, gender, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Inequality
is the unequal
distribution of material
resources and income across
countries.
Global inequality
Apart from economic
figures, global inequality may
also refer to the access to
medical care and education.
is a major problem with severe effects on poorer countries and the people living in these regions. It can result from both human actions, like exploitation and discrimination, and natural factors, such as geographic limitations and natural disasters.
Global inequality…
Habitus is a combination of 3 capitals;
capital constitution
is a term that refers to a position or rank of a person
Class
is the foundation of social life; importance of economic structure
Habitus
is social relations shape entire life.
Caste system
