Globalisation key terms

1. The simulation or copy of reality such as that found in places like Disneyland or in films. Postmodernists argue that people are finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish between reality and hyper reality. (5, 7)
6. Extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions (3, 4)
7. Dislike or hatred of women (7)
9. New forms of shared information which involve different types of communication based on new technology (6, 5)

2. The gap between the digital haves and the digital have nots. (7, 6)
3. Criticising individuals, usually women, because they do not conform to ‘ideal’ body shapes as defined by men (4, 7)
4. A neutral cyber-identity (6)
5. all forms of information that can be reduced to binary code, which can also produce small and large-scale effects. There are interesting relationships between the positive and negative effects. (7)
8. The ability of richer nations and some global corporations to impose their cultural products on the rest of the world. (8, 11)
10. Excessive love of ourselves (10)

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