SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Cultural Imperialism, Mcdonaldization, Mcworld
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Some people argue that globalization is spreading western culture all over the world and making everyone much more alike (99) Mcdonaldization = processes by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate america and the world (100) But fast food is unhealthy and the impersonal operations of fast food restaurants undermine cultural diversity, decrease human creativity, and dehumanize social relations (100) The mcworld is based on american cultural imperialism, and this can provoke resistance in the form of jihad, which is the impulse to reject and repel the colonializing forces of the west (100) People who support globalization often see increasing sameness in the world"s population as a good thing, equating the americanization of the world with the spread of democracy and capitalism (100) Some people point out that adding american elements to different cultures doesn"t necessarily destroy those cultures but creates a hybrid between the two (ex.
