Globalisation

Question 1

UN secretary: “resisting globalisation is like resisting the force of gravity”

Answer 1

• integration of the global world is an inevitable prgess

Question 2

Increased transfer of technology, new skills set

Answer 2

Nike workers in Vietnam learn new skills, can set up their own business

Question 3

Increased awareness of disparity

Answer 3

Not all MNCs are bad - Ben and Jerry: only use FairTrade vanilla beans

Question 4

Increased understanding of different cultures

Answer 4

• help overcome bigotry (discrimination) and nationalist sentiments

Question 5

Made it easier for extremist groups to perpetuate and spread their ideologies

Answer 5

• influx of immigrants – lead to national identity, local culture to be threatened

Question 6

Has homogenised the world’s diverse cultures

Answer 6

• made global culture more bland and less diverse

e. g “Mcdonaldisation” and “Disneyzation”
- Mcdonalds has over 31,000 different locations worldwide
- idea of standardisation