GLOBALIZATION: A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION Globalization is the process which has enabled countries all over the world to come together and trade freely with one another. The countries lower down their trade barriers and the world becomes a global village. It has led to increased interdependence and interconnectivity between the countries. The countries are connected economically and technologically with one another and this provides many opportunities to the less developed countries
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Date: Sunday‚ August 12‚ 2012 Name Class: Social Studies What are some examples of Americanization? Americanization is a term used for the influence of US on different countries and their cultures. This also refers to the process of acculturation by immigrants to American customs and values. Americanization was highly spread through those immigrants or the foreigners who have stayed in America for a long time. These people become Americanized‚ and when they go back to their home country‚ and
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Globalization: New Form of Colonization Globalization: New Form of Colonization Globalization: A New Form of Colonization After the Second World War‚ a decolonization process took place - for previously slaved and colonized nations - supposedly ending almost four centuries of slavery and exploitation. It was followed by the end of the cold war and the beginning of a new era: Globalization. Although there is no exact definition of the word globalization‚ some experts believe that “the process
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The Americanization policies said that when indigenous people learned American customs and values they would soon merge tribal traditions with European-American culture and peacefully melt into the greater society. The Dawes Act of 1887‚ which allotted tribal lands to individuals and resulted in an estimated total of 93 million acres leaving Native American lands‚ and the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 were also part of these policies. Laws and policies were never upheld. The Indian Removal Act
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In 1785 a friend of Philippe Pinel’s went mad‚ ran into the country side and was eaten by wolves. Since this incident‚ Pinel gave all of his time to mental illnesses. He became the chief physician at the Paris asylum for the incurable. He found that the conditions were appalling. These men were treated in an unethical manner‚ and were chained to walls and put on display‚ where people would pay to see them. Philippe Pinel is known as the tempered man of the revolution simply because he did not
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Americanization in Poland These days in Poland we can notice that the process of Americanization has proceeded. Every step we take‚ we face the influence of the American culture in our country and it does not surprise anybody or we do not even surmise that we take part in this phenomenon. Firstly‚ I have noticed that more than 90% of the music I listen to is in English. Even if the bands come from Sweden or Hungary the lyrics of their songs are still in English‚ usually in American English
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Name of Student Name of Professor Name of Course Date of Submission Americanization in Canada Americanization is the influence of the United States on the culture of another country. The influence extends on another countries cuisine‚ popular culture‚ technology‚ political techniques and business practices. Americanization refers to a process of acculturation by populations to American values and cultures. Canada and the United States are allies and trading partners (Timothy‚ 135). The two countries
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Cultural Globalization: Fear of the Unknown Cultural globalization is a term often used to describe the influence of one national culture on another. This is perhaps more prevalent in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Although America is often viewed as the villain with regard to globalization‚ it is clear by the diversity of cultural groups in America‚ that this nation is also the recipient of global culture. With such a diverse cultural population it’s foreseeable to think
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Americanization as a Positive Trend Chan Park April 03‚ 2008 HO# 2003399 Critics and people in general describe the word Americanization as the wide spread influence of the United States of America’s culture into other countries; influences that merge and/or affect other countries traditions and their people’s lives and behaviors. While the entire world is being globalized‚ the American culture has and is taking an important roll in this process. Americanization helps to bring peace all over
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Othering is a way of defining and securing one’s own positive identity through the denouncement of another. Whatever the markers of social differentiation that shape the meaning of "us" and "them‚" whether they are sexual‚ racial‚ geographic‚ ethnic‚ economic or ideological‚ there is always the danger that they will become the basis for self-affirmation‚ involving denigration of the other group. Since American society is very diversified‚ it is all too common for everyone to be exposed to Otherness
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