Cultural Integration Matching Terms

1. Cultural Integration
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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
barriers
The spread of different cultural elements between countries
Large international companies whose operations take place in both
MEDCs & LEDCs. The HQs are usually located in MEDCs
The process by which govts remove, reduce or simplify restrictions on the
movement of goods& people
The 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
economy
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
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
The modification of a culture to suit a local culture
The 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 another
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
The increasing linkages and similarities between world cultures
The trend towards uniformity in the character of different places
The 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 same
The dominance of American fast food, fashion, music, TV, books,
magazines, and especially movies are the universal elements of the
emerging global culture
Popular culture reflected in media, fashion, brand images, sport, music & religion
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2. Cultural Integration
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Deregulation, 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
imperialism
Free Trade Unrestricted access to international markets through the removal of
barriers
Diffusion The spread of different cultural elements between countries
TNCs Large international companies whose operations take place in both
MEDCs & LEDCs. The HQs are usually located in MEDCs
Deregulation The process by which govts remove, reduce or simplify restrictions on the
movement of goods& people
Sovereignty 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 culture
Globalisation 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 another
Shrinking 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 cultures
Homogenised landscapes The trend towards uniformity in the character of different places
Economic 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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