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Definition of culture

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A society’s structure of feeling with cultural traits in common.
It is dynamic and changing

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Aspects of culture

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Religion
Art
Food
Traditions
Sports
Language
Values, dress
Accepted norms
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How has globalisation altered culture?

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Cultural diffusion, e.g. Roman Empire spread its message through europe
Global culture - Americanised/westernised
Globish- basically English
Cultural diffusion is also a result of globalisation where cultures diminish due to western cultures dominating

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Effect of culture

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It is a shared meaning that has an impact and influence on the way that people live their lives and interpret the world around them

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Causes of an increasingly influenced culture

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Increasing independent global economy
Increasing cross border movement of goods
Services
Capital
Technology
People and ideas
Migration
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Culture and globalisation

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Cultures that perceive globalisation as an opportunity tend to be more open to external influences and are more likely to change culturally
Cultures that perceive globalisation as a threat are more likely to adopt policies that seek to defend sir cultural integrity

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Cultural erosion

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Cultural supermarket effect caused by
Frequency that people move around the world
Improvements in technology and communications

People can choose from a wide range of identities rather than developing an identity based upon the place

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Overall causes of cultural erosion

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Cultural supermarket effect
Leads to people adopting new clothes styles
New ways of speaking
Values
Lifestyles

Cultural erosion includes the loss of language, tradition and social relations

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Concerns of cultural erosion

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Concern about cultural impacts has lead to opposition to globalisation
These groups of people are called structuralist as they explain the inequalities arising from globalisation (men vs women, capital vs labour, black vs white)

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Controlling globalisation

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Limiting migration
Limiting online access
Trade protectionism
Protecting cultural identity

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Limiting migration

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Japan is anti-migration and due to this it has an ageing population
They created a web of rules that discourage entrepreneurs from setting up in Japan
A 2913 survey found that 77% wanted to reduce immigration in Japan by “a little” or “a lot”

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Limiting online access

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In 2014, china had the greatest number of people imprisoned for journalism and cyber dissidents. (Communicating with groups abroad)
The government has made regulations for the internet implemented by state owned providers
2 million people are (in)directly linked to monitoring internet usage of individuals