Cultural IntegrationWorksheet

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Deregulation, economic restructuring, hybridisation, mass consumer culture, global village, economic dominance, globalisation, homogenised, TNCs, sovereignty, diffusion, adoption, adaptation, free trade, shrinking time & space, cultural integration, homogenised landscapes, economic dependence, & cultural imperialism

Unrestricted access to international markets through the removal of barriersThe spread of different cultural elements between countriesLarge international companies whose operations take place in both MEDCs & LEDCs. The HQs are usually located in MEDCsThe process by which govts remove, reduce or simplify restrictions on the movement of goods& peopleThe supreme, unrestricted power to govern a state The significant and enduring changes in the nature & structure of the economy brought about, primarily by the emergence of the global economyThe acceptance and integration of different cultural elements as if they were your own. ie the taking up of different cultural elements as if they were your ownA term used to describe how the world appears to be getting smaller through the accessibility of technology, especially those that facilitate the transfer of information. Thus the actions that occur in one corner of the globe can rapidly and significantly affect people elsewhereThe modification of a culture to suit a local cultureThe integration of the world’s economy through the mass consumption of mainly western culture, technology and trade. In relation to culture, a state where one culture becomes similar to anotherA reduction in the importance we attach to distance when, for example, a technological innovation makes it possible for people or goods to move freely from one place to another more easily and cheaply The increasing linkages and similarities between world culturesThe trend towards uniformity in the character of different placesThe economies of developing countries become more dependent on the developed world.Local people’s perception of their own culture is being challenged and modified in a way that encourages another culture to emerge in a more dominant position.Mixing of cultures, because of the adaptability of cultures, globalisation has not resulted in all places becoming the sameThe dominance of American fast food, fashion, music, TV, books, magazines, and especially movies are the universal elements of the emerging global culturePopular culture reflected in media, fashion, brand images, sport, music & religion

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Cultural IntegrationWorksheet

AnswersDeregulation, economic restructuring, hybridisation, global village, economic dominance, globalisation, homogenised, TNCs, sovereignty, diffusion, adoption, adaptation, free trade, shrinking time & space, cultural integration, homogenised landscapes, economic dependence, & cultural imperialismFree Trade Unrestricted access to international markets through the removal of

barriersDiffusion The spread of different cultural elements between countriesTNCs Large international companies whose operations take place in both

MEDCs & LEDCs. The HQs are usually located in MEDCsDeregulation The process by which govts remove, reduce or simplify restrictions on the

movement of goods& peopleSovereignty The supreme, unrestricted power to govern a state Economic restructuring The significant and enduring changes in the nature & structure of the

economy brought about, primarily by the emergence of the global economy

Adoption The acceptance and integration of different cultural elements as if they were your own. ie the taking up of different cultural elements as if they were your own

Global village A term used to describe how the world appears to be getting smaller through the accessibility of technology, especially those that facilitate the transfer of information. Thus the actions that occur in one corner of the globe can rapidly and significantly affect people elsewhere

Adaptation The modification of a culture to suit a local cultureGlobalisation The integration of the world’s economy through the mass consumption of

mainly western culture, technology and trade. Homogenised In relation to culture, a state where one culture becomes similar to anotherShrinking time & space A reduction in the importance we attach to distance when, for example, a

technological innovation makes it possible for people or goods to move freely from one place to another more easily and cheaply

Cultural integration The increasing linkages and similarities between world culturesHomogenised landscapes The trend towards uniformity in the character of different placesEconomic dependence The economies of developing countries become more dependent on the

developed world.Economic dominance Local people’s perception of their own culture is being challenged and

modified in a way that encourages another culture to emerge in a more dominant position.

Hybridisation Mixing of cultures, because of the adaptability of cultures, globalisation has not resulted in all places becoming the same

Cultural imperialism The dominance of American fast food, fashion, music, TV, books, magazines, and especially movies are the universal elements of the emerging global culture

Mass consumer culture Popular culture reflected in media, fashion, brand images, sport, music & religion

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