Week 10 semi- finals ( global media cultures)

Question 1

_______ in culture is often linked to cultural imperialism

Answer 1

Homogeneity

Question 2

Homogeneity in culture is often linked to __________

Answer 2

cultural imperialism

Question 3

This means a given culture influences other cultures

Answer 3

Homogeneity

Question 4

In terms of the economy, there is recognition of the spread of ________, _________, and the ________ in the world

Answer 4

neoliberalism
capitalism
market economy

Question 5

_________ are also products of homogeneity in economic globalization.

Answer 5

Global economic crises

Question 6

The global flow of media is often characterized as ________

Answer 6

media imperialism

Question 7

TV, music, books, and movies are perceived as imposed on ______ countries by the West

Answer 7

developing

Question 8

_________ undermines the existence of alternative global media originating from developing countries, such as the Al Jazeera and the Bollywood, as well as the influence of the local and regional media

Answer 8

Media imperialism

Question 9

The internet can be seen as an arena for _______ media.

Answer 9

alternative

Question 10

________ remains proof of Japan’s continued influence over global culture. Global media are dominated by a small number of a large corporations

Answer 10

Hello Kitty

Question 11

As McChesney put it, this is being “extended from ______ media to ______media” such as Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple’s iTunes.

Answer 11

old
new

Question 12

It is the process by which Western societies are dominated by the principles of fast food restaurants

Answer 12

Mcdonalization

Question 13

_______ involves the global spread of rational systems, such as efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control

Answer 13

Mcdonaldization

Question 14

_________ pertains to the creation of various cultural practices, new economies, and political groups because of the interaction of elements from different societies in the world.

Answer 14

heterogeneity

Question 15

___________ refers to the differences because of either lasting differences or of the hybrids or combinations of cultures that can be produced through the different transplanetary processes.

Answer 15

. Heterogeneity

Question 16

Contrary to cultural imperialism, heterogeneity in culture is associated with _________

Answer 16

cultural hybridization

Question 17

To him, as global forces interact with local factors or a specific geographic area, the glocal is being produced.

Answer 17

Roland Robertson

Question 18

Global flows of culture tend to move more easily around the globe that ever before, especially through ___________

Answer 18

non-material digital forms

Question 19

There are three perspectives on global cultural flows:

Answer 19

1. differentialism
2. hybridization
3. convergence

Question 20

It involves barriers that prevent flows that serve to make cultures more alike – so cultures remain stubbornly different from one another.

Answer 20

Cultural differentialism

Question 21

An example of _________ is the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Answer 21

cultural differentialism

Question 22

To many people, these events are seen as the product of a clash between________and ________ and the eternal differences between them

Answer 22

Western
Islamic culture

Question 23

It is a mixture of cultures and the integration of the global and the local (what some refer to as “glocal”) leading into unique combinations

Answer 23

Cultural hybridization

Question 24

Examples of Cultural Hybridization (3)

Answer 24

1. Creole language
2. Global restaurants
3. techno

Question 25

________, a new language developed from simplifying and blending different languages that come into contact with in particular population, at a specific point in time.

Answer 25

Creole language

Question 26

_______ chains like Kentucky Fried Chicken or McDonald’s (KFC), modifying their menus to suit the tastes or mores of different cultures.

Answer 26

Global restaurant

Question 27

______ films in the United States that adapt traditional Asian cultural elements to fit the tastes of the viewing public.

Answer 27

Martial arts

Question 28

________, a type of electronic dance music, began in Detroit in the 1980s and made its way around the world, from German Techno to Melbourne Bounce.

Answer 28

Techno

Question 29

_________ is the theory that two cultures will be more and more like each other as their interactions increase.

Answer 29

Cultural convergence

Question 30

Basically, the more that cultures interact, the more that their values, ideologies, behaviors, arts, and customs will start to reflect each other

Answer 30

Cultural convergence

Question 31

__________e very often follows lines of communication, as well as the ability to communicate with people of other cultures

Answer 31

Cultural convergenc

Question 32

The role of the _________ in the globalization of culture is a contested issue in international communication theory and research.

Answer 32

mass media

Question 33

Early theories of media influence, commonly referred to as "________" or "hypodermic needle" theories, believed that the mass media had powerful effects over audiences.

Answer 33

magic bullet

Question 34

________explores the relationship between the media, culture and globalization.

Answer 34

Global Media Cultures