2.4 Discussing the Effects of Globalization on Cultural Identity

• What does globalization refer to?

  Interconnectedness and interdependence
• What does cultural fragmentation involve?

  Preservation of local traditions
• Arrange the key aspects of cultural identity in a logical order:

  1️⃣ Language

  2️⃣ Traditions and customs

  3️⃣ Values and beliefs

  4️⃣ Symbols and artifacts
• Globalization leads to a uniform cultural identity across all regions.

  False
• Cultural homogenization is often driven by the dominance of large multinational corporations
• What is cultural diffusion in the context of globalization?

  Exchange of cultural elements
• The spread of McDonald's demonstrates how economic globalization can both challenge and reshape cultural identity.


  True
• Match the political effect with its description:

  Nationalism and Populism ↔️ Backlash against globalization

  Transnational Movements ↔️ Spread of ideas and activism

  Policy Responses ↔️ Governments promote cultural integration or protection
• Cultural homogenization is the tendency for cultures to become more similar
• Traditions and customs are the rituals, practices, and beliefs passed down within a culture
• What moral and ethical principles guide a culture and shape its worldview?

  Values and beliefs
• Increased trade and investment expose people to new cultural elements through a process called diffusion
• The global spread of McDonald's is an example of cultural homogenization.


  True
• Technology enhances accessibility to diverse cultural content and accelerates information exchange
• Order the strategies for maintaining cultural authenticity from most direct to most collaborative:

  1️⃣ Revitalization of traditions and customs

  2️⃣ Promotion of local cultural industries and enterprises

  3️⃣ Implementing cultural preservation policies

  4️⃣ Fostering intercultural dialogue and exchange
• Cultural homogenization is often driven by Western or global influences.


  True
• Globalization can both challenge and reshape an individual's sense of cultural identity.


  True
• Globalization can reshape cultural identity through processes like cultural diffusion, homogenization, fragmentation, and hybridization
• How does cultural diffusion occur economically in globalization?

  Increased trade and investment
• What does cultural hybridization result in?

  New cultural forms
• Match the economic impact with its effect on culture:

  Cultural Diffusion ↔️ Increased exposure to cultural elements

  Cultural Homogenization ↔️ Local cultures become more similar

  Cultural Fragmentation ↔️ Resistance to homogenization

  Cultural Hybridization ↔️ New cultural forms emerge
• Generational divides can arise when younger generations embrace global influences more readily, creating tension with older generations
• What are the two key processes that define globalization?

  Interconnectedness and interdependence
• What is the primary role of language in cultural identity?

  Express cultural values
• The rituals, practices, and beliefs passed down within a culture over generations are known as traditions
• Language is the primary means of communication and expression of cultural values within a group.


  True
• What is the term for the process where multinational corporations replace local businesses, leading to more similar cultures?

  Cultural homogenization
• What type of political movement can arise as a backlash against globalization to preserve cultural traditions?

  Nationalism and populism
• What term refers to the preservation of cultural practices and identities in the face of globalization?

  Cultural authenticity
• One key strategy for maintaining cultural authenticity is to actively revive and pass down cultural practices
• Cultural diffusion refers to increased exposure to and exchange of ideas, values, and practices between cultures
• Cultural hybridization is the emergence of new cultural forms that blend elements from different cultures
• Match the aspect of cultural identity with its description:

  Language ↔️ Primary means of communication

  Traditions and customs ↔️ Beliefs passed down generations

  Values and beliefs ↔️ Moral and ethical principles

  Symbols and artifacts ↔️ Objects with cultural significance
• Match the effect of globalization with its description:

  Cultural diffusion ↔️ Exposure to new cultural elements

  Cultural homogenization ↔️ Dominance of Western influences

  Cultural fragmentation ↔️ Resistance to homogenization

  Cultural hybridization ↔️ Blending of different cultural elements
• Cultural fragmentation can arise as a reaction to cultural homogenization.

  True
• Cultural homogenization is driven by large multinational corporations and global brands
• How does globalization lead to increased diversity in societies?

  Greater exposure to cultures
• Globalization's social and political effects can both challenge and reshape cultural identity.

  True
• Match the effect of globalization with its description:

  Cultural Diffusion ↔️ Exposure to ideas and values

  Cultural Homogenization ↔️ Cultures become more alike

  Cultural Fragmentation ↔️ Resistance to homogenization

  Cultural Hybridization ↔️ New cultural forms emerge
• Globalization can reshape cultural identity through processes like cultural diffusion, homogenization, fragmentation, and hybridization.

  True