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Globalization Sec 1
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
09/18/2013

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Term
Globalization
Definition
1. Process
2. Multidimensional
3. Changes Lives
4. Experiences
5. Not new but accelerated
Term
Globalization receives a _________ reaction
Definition
mixed
Term
Process
Definition
ongoing and changing effect
Term
Multidimensional
Definition
different areas of effect from politics to philosophies
Term
Changes Lives
Definition
manipulates culture
Term
Experiences differ
Definition
cultures impacted in either positive, negative, or neutral ways
Term
Accelerated process
Definition
compression of time and space
Term
1980's
Definition
Globalization started to be focused on
Term
Consequences of increasing cultural interactions (7)
Definition
1. Cultures share things a lot more
2. Able to access cultures bit by bit or entirely
3. Pictures
4. Being cultured means societal benefits
5. Communication is a lot faster between cultures
6. Knowledge of existing cultures
7. Dominating cultures worldwide
Term
GSM
Definition
Global Social Movements
Term
Diaspora
Definition
no territories for a certain people
Term
Dominance-Dependence
Definition
conquest as a way to do international business
Term
Reflexivity
Definition
individuality and self-awareness in light of others
Term
Glocalization
Definition
how localities respond to global issues
Term
Sociological Imagination
Definition
in order to understand the individual, one must understand the culture
Term
State
Definition
a territory with boundaries that contains a government capable of interaction with other governing bodies
Term
Nation-State
Definition
state with a shared culture
Term
Internal Sovreignty
Definition
Understanding the role of government (gov't has final say)
Term
External Sovereignty
Definition
Recognized by the outside world
Term
Cultural Integration was enforced mainly by ____________
Definition
Europeans
Term
Latin Christendom
Definition
spread of Catholic influence
Term
Thirty Years War
Definition
Term
Peace of Westphalia
Definition
Treaty which established recognition of other leaders
Term
Diffusion
Definition
assimilation; sharing of culture
Term
Causes of diffusion (2)
Definition
1. Competition
2. Colonialism
Term
Problems with colonialism (3)
Definition
1. Extraction of resources was primary
2. Issue with religion
3. Ethnocentrism
Term
Neocolonialism
Definition
large nations bully smaller
Term
Nation
Definition
population
Term
Characteristics of the Nation
Definition
1. Natural unit (natural border around culture)
2. Commonality (Shared Culture)
3. All nations deserve a state
4. Nation owns, state controls
Term
Subjects
Definition
people being ruled
Term
Citizens
Definition
the Nation
Term
Rights and Obligations are ________
Definition
uniform
Term
Countries are stable when ____________
Definition
the Nation backs State
Term
Types of rights (3)
Definition
1. Civil
2. Political (being able to vote)
3. Social (welfare and the such)
Term
Micro State
Definition
splitting of a country to make a new smaller one
Term
Failed States
Definition
states that exist but have no internal sovereignty
Term
International Law
Definition
take a guess
Term
Polity
Definition
Term
International Law is enforced mainly by ______________
Definition
Treaties
Term
Ways international law is enforced (3)
Definition
1. Reciprocity
2. Collective Action
3. Shaming
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