PERLS104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Cultural Hegemony, Cultural Homogenization
19 Dec 2016
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Sportscasts of international events are becoming more and more common. Globalization process or combination of processes through which the world is becoming a more integrated place: might be better understood as modernization or the americanization of sport in other countries. People are becoming more aware of distant events. Businesses can earn money in multiple countries. Critics state this is spreading us cultural hegemony. New culture people and cultures blend together to produce new and original syntheses. Global north being transformed most visibly by immigration: however, although big cities are increasingly modernized, rural cities are getting older, poorer, and whiter. Globalization characterized by uneven development: whole regions can be impoverished due to stead outflow of resources and people, competition between regions and nations to attract jobs/business. Fear of cultural homogenization: canada uses policies in an attempt to preserve canadian culture. Consider both upsides and downsides of globalization, and that processes of globalization come from political decisions.
