Globalisation

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What is globalisation?
Process by which world is becoming interconnected as result of increased trade & cultural exchange
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What is eonomic globalisation?
to do with trade, companies, employment etc.
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What is cultural globalisation?
to do with entertainment, language, food etc.
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What is political globalisation?
to do with treaties, laws, war etc.
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Robertson stated 5 phases of globalisation
Germinal, Incipient, Take off, Struggle for hegemony, uncertainty
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What does germinal mean?
birth, language, slave trade etc.
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Incipient
international trade, empire building
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Take off
World time greenwich, olympics, first world war
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Uncertainty
Global warming, internet
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What is Glocalisation?
Globalisation is occurring but may not lead to mono - culture
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What does Ritzer say?
Mcdonaldisation - life is adopting business pratices of Mcdonalds
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What 4 themes does Ritzer describe?
Efficiency, calculability/rationality, predictability, technological control
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What is efficiency?
choosing of means to reach specific end rapidly, least amount of cost & effort
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What is calculability/rationality?
emphasis on things that can be calculated, quantity rather than quality
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What is predictability?
structure environment so surprise doesn't occur
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What is technological control?
everything is pre-packaged, pre-measured etc.
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Whats digital social world?
activity online in which people communicate via technology
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What did Shaw & Gant say?
dsm decreases loneliness
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What did Miller say?
dsm helps to find & cultivate relationships
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What did Clayton say?
dsm makes it easier for people to cheat
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What did Feld say?
dsm makes us judge & compare ourselves
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What is media convergence?
one device that runs serval functions
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What show was done for seeing changes in technology?
Electric dreams from BBC, house like 70s
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What are virtual communities?
online networks where people log in with identity of own creation
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to do with trade, companies, employment etc.

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What is eonomic globalisation?

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to do with treaties, laws, war etc.

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