The Emergence of a Global Culture
- Created by: belle-madeleine
- Created on: 25-08-17 16:11
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- The Emergence of a Global Culture
- Cultural Traits
- Traditions
- Everyday behaviour is passed along generations
- Religion
- Informs food and clothing
- Highly resistant to change
- Clothing
- Clothing can reflect traditional adaptations to climate
- Wearing fur in polar climates
- Clothing can reflect traditional adaptations to climate
- Food
- National dishes and diet reflect crops, herbs and animals available
- Language
- Some countries have a single national language
- Some countries have several languages belonging to different indigenous ethnic groups
- Traditions
- Global Influences
- TNCs
- Play a major role in shaping common culture through dispersal of food and clothes
- Global Media
- Disney has exported stories from all around the world
- Western festivals such as Halloween and Christmas feature in films globally
- BBC maintains a cultural influence overseas through radio
- Migration and Tourism
- Brings cultural change to areas
- Tourists bring language and customs to the places they visit
- TNCs
- Reactions Against Globalisation
- France
- Protective of its culture and language
- French government shows strong support to French filmmakers and films in french
- French music is promoted on radio stations
- China
- The "great firewall of China" prevents users from using BBC or Facebook services
- Quota of 34 foreign films a year
- Many Chinese now support Christmas to the dismay of the government
- France
- Differing Responses to Cultural Diversity and Change
- Closed Door to Migration
- Stopping immigration for fears of cultural dilution
- Cambodia
- Religious Intolerance
- Lower levels of religious freedom for minority groups
- Iran
- Internet Censorship
- Preventing citizens from learning about other global viewpoints using online sources
- China
- Assimilation
- A belief that minority traits should disappear as immigrants adopt host values
- "Citizenship" Testing
- Rules for migrants are becoming stricter in reaction to popular concerns over immigration
- United Kingdom
- Pluralism
- Tolerate equal rights for all migrants to practice their religious and cultural beliefs
- EU nations
- Hybridism
- Positive view on a culture so you adopt and absorb new migrant values
- Closed Door to Migration
- Cultural Traits
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