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In-Class Exercise In-Class Exercise How would you define How would you define globalization? globalization? What is one specific example of What is one specific example of processes of globalization? processes of globalization?

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Page 1: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

In-Class ExerciseIn-Class Exercise

How would you define globalization?How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of What is one specific example of

processes of globalization?processes of globalization?

Page 2: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

Aspects of GlobalizationAspects of Globalization

PoliticalPolitical EconomicEconomic CulturalCultural

Page 3: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

Overlapping ProcessesOverlapping Processes

POLITICAL

CULTURALECONOMIC

Page 4: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

Barber, “Jihad Vs. McWorld”Barber, “Jihad Vs. McWorld”

Features of McWorldFeatures of McWorld Imperatives leading to McWorldImperatives leading to McWorld

• Market imperativeMarket imperative• Resource imperativeResource imperative• Information-technology imperativeInformation-technology imperative• Ecological imperativeEcological imperative

Features of JihadFeatures of Jihad Fate of democracy?Fate of democracy?

Page 5: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

Cultural Impacts of GlobalizationCultural Impacts of Globalization

Homogenization thesisHomogenization thesis• Melting-pot modelMelting-pot model• Cultural imperialismCultural imperialism

Fragmentation thesisFragmentation thesis• Uniting of territorial communities, Uniting of territorial communities,

dividing of relational communitiesdividing of relational communities

Page 6: In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What

Hall on National CulturesHall on National Cultures

National cultures as discoursesNational cultures as discourses Are national cultures really unifying Are national cultures really unifying

identities?identities? Implications of globalization for Implications of globalization for

national cultures? 3 possibilities:national cultures? 3 possibilities:• Erosion of national identitiesErosion of national identities• Strengthening of national and local Strengthening of national and local

identitiesidentities• Emergence of new hybrid identitiesEmergence of new hybrid identities