In-Class Exercise How would you define globalization? How would you define globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization? What is one specific example of processes of globalization?

Aspects of Globalization Political Political Economic Economic Cultural Cultural

Overlapping Processes POLITICAL CULTURALECONOMIC

Barber, “Jihad Vs. McWorld” Features of McWorld Features of McWorld Imperatives leading to McWorld Imperatives leading to McWorld Market imperativeMarket imperative Resource imperativeResource imperative Information-technology imperativeInformation-technology imperative Ecological imperativeEcological imperative Features of Jihad Features of Jihad Fate of democracy? Fate of democracy?

Cultural Impacts of Globalization Homogenization thesis Homogenization thesis Melting-pot modelMelting-pot model Cultural imperialismCultural imperialism Fragmentation thesis Fragmentation thesis Uniting of territorial communities, dividing of relational communitiesUniting of territorial communities, dividing of relational communities

Hall on National Cultures National cultures as discourses National cultures as discourses Are national cultures really unifying identities? Are national cultures really unifying identities? Implications of globalization for national cultures? 3 possibilities: Implications of globalization for national cultures? 3 possibilities: Erosion of national identitiesErosion of national identities Strengthening of national and local identitiesStrengthening of national and local identities Emergence of new hybrid identitiesEmergence of new hybrid identities