Globalisation 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationA2/A-levelOCR Created by: BethanyLaurenMCreated on: 01-02-18 13:17 What is globalisation? Process by which world is becoming interconnected as result of increased trade & cultural exchange 1 of 24 What is eonomic globalisation? to do with trade, companies, employment etc. 2 of 24 What is cultural globalisation? to do with entertainment, language, food etc. 3 of 24 What is political globalisation? to do with treaties, laws, war etc. 4 of 24 Robertson stated 5 phases of globalisation Germinal, Incipient, Take off, Struggle for hegemony, uncertainty 5 of 24 What does germinal mean? birth, language, slave trade etc. 6 of 24 Incipient international trade, empire building 7 of 24 Take off World time greenwich, olympics, first world war 8 of 24 Uncertainty Global warming, internet 9 of 24 What is Glocalisation? Globalisation is occurring but may not lead to mono - culture 10 of 24 What does Ritzer say? Mcdonaldisation - life is adopting business pratices of Mcdonalds 11 of 24 What 4 themes does Ritzer describe? Efficiency, calculability/rationality, predictability, technological control 12 of 24 What is efficiency? choosing of means to reach specific end rapidly, least amount of cost & effort 13 of 24 What is calculability/rationality? emphasis on things that can be calculated, quantity rather than quality 14 of 24 What is predictability? structure environment so surprise doesn't occur 15 of 24 What is technological control? everything is pre-packaged, pre-measured etc. 16 of 24 Whats digital social world? activity online in which people communicate via technology 17 of 24 What did Shaw & Gant say? dsm decreases loneliness 18 of 24 What did Miller say? dsm helps to find & cultivate relationships 19 of 24 What did Clayton say? dsm makes it easier for people to cheat 20 of 24 What did Feld say? dsm makes us judge & compare ourselves 21 of 24 What is media convergence? one device that runs serval functions 22 of 24 What show was done for seeing changes in technology? Electric dreams from BBC, house like 70s 23 of 24 What are virtual communities? online networks where people log in with identity of own creation 24 of 24
Applying material from the item and elsewhere, evaluate the view that society is becoming more secular 0.0 / 5
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