AN101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Cultural Appropriation, Outsourcing
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Concept of a scattered population with a common geographic origin. Solidarity among migrants who live in a variety of locales within the world. Communication via iphone, skyping, texting, email; transfer of money; forming a visiting network. Outsourcing of labor and shift in locations, tourism. Influence of ngos: replace the state as agents of welfare provisions. Borrowing: the passage of a cultural category, behaviour, or artifact from one society to another through borrowing. Example: coca cola has diffused from the us to many parts of world. Looks at growth of tuna fish farming in mediterranean. Noted the growing worldwide demand for sushi and the effect of demand of tuna prices and production. Globalization doesn"t necessarily mean homogenization of cultures: remains the cultural property of japan. Globalization not just a west to east flow but flows in many ways. Process by which a cultural custom, item, or concept is transformed to fit the cultural context of a society that borrows it.
