ANTH 1010H Lecture Notes - Microbiological Culture, Cultural Homogenization, World-Systems Theory
8 Jul 2014
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World systems theory immanuel wallerstein in 1974, link and understand development and underdevelopment in the modern world. Emphasized how exploited relationships between first and third world nations. All countries and nations can be divided into core nations (dominant, controls economy and resources) and periphery societies (raw resources and cheap labour). Definition of globalization intensification of global interconnectedness, suggesting a world full of mixture and movement, contact and linkages, and persistent cultural interaction and exchange (2008) Unlike world systems theory globalization has uneven effects, globalization is not just a one way process. Improved communications: telephone, radio, internet: mass migration of people. Cultural homogenization vs cultural heterogeneity: homo cultural imperialism, american culture will dominate everyone. Banal cultural sameness: hetero refers to mixing and blending culture and traditions, movement and impact is complex, focuses on reception of new cultural imports.
