SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Cultural Globalization, Cultural Homogenization, Cultural Imperialism
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Like economic and political globalization, cultural globalization is hotly. We will focus on two prominent debates: Does cultural globalization, and especially the spread of. Some people argue that cultural globalization leads to cultural homogeneity around the world. People around the world consume same culture . Watch the same tv shows and movies, listen to the same music. Eat the same foods and go to the same (fast food) restaurants. Shop at the same retailers (7-eleven, walmart) Countries around the world are shaped by world cultural models . For how to set up governments. For how to organize the economy. For how to organize school systems. Martell) argue that the cultural homogenization thesis is too simplistic. Several criticisms we will discuss each: Pop culture is only one part of culture. A lot of the culture being globally diffused is pop culture music, tv, food, clothes, etc. These are imbued with cultural norms and ideas.
