Cultural Change and reactions to globalisation

Question 1

Changing diets

Answer 1

China’s meat consumption per capita increased from 5kg to 50kg
China has become the world’s largest market for processed food (2015)
Farming has become a new focus on Chinese agriculture, (more methane as cows are bought in)
Vast tracts of Amazonian rainforest have been cleared for soya cultivation to feed Chinese cattle.
Shark fin soup consumption has doubled as more people can afford it

Question 2

Costs of cultural erosion

Answer 2

The idea that a largely westernised global culture is emerging as a result of cultural erosion in different places is called “hyperglobalisation”

Question 3

Reactions against globalisation - France

Answer 3

French government is extremely supportive of French films and subsidises works filmed in the French language
French language music is heavily promoted in French radio stations

Question 4

Reactions against globalisation - China

Answer 4

Great firewall of china prevents Chinese from using BBC or Facebook services
Only 34 foreign films a year are released in china

Question 5

Reactions against globalisation - Nigeria

Answer 5

Serious degradation of Nigeria’s Ogoniland due to oil spillage
Royal Dutch shell and Exxon Mobil have been accused by amnesty international of bringing great environmental damage to Nigeria and other countries