Question 1

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile entertainment and informational images that helps create cultural hybrids?

Accepted Answer

Mediascapes refer to the flow of images and information through media platforms, including spatially mobile entertainment and informational images. These images can contribute to the creation of cultural hybrids by spreading cultural ideas and practices across different societies.

Question 2

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile political information and propaganda?

Accepted Answer

Mediascapes refers to the flow of electronic media and information across borders, including news, entertainment, and propaganda. This would include spatially mobile political information and propaganda.

Question 3

Which of the following fractions are part of Leslie Sklair's global capitalist class? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

Leslie Sklair's global capitalist class includes all these fractions: the corporate fraction (executives), the state fraction (bureaucrats and politicians), the technical fraction (professionals), and the consumerist fraction (merchants and media executives).

Question 4

Which concept describes the mixing of local and global cultures?

Accepted Answer

Hybridization is the concept that describes the mixing of local and global cultures. It refers to the blending of two or more cultural identities or traditions to create a new phenomenon that draws on both influences. Cosmopolitanism, Civilization, and Globality do not specifically address the mixing of local and global cultures.

Question 5

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile money and wealth that helps create cultural hybrids?

Accepted Answer

Financescapes refer to the spatially mobile flows of money and capital. They play a key role in shaping cultural hybrids as they enable individuals and groups to access resources and invest in cultural practices that help create new, hybrid forms of culture.

Question 6

According to George Ritzer, _____ are things that work exactly the same way all across the globe.

Accepted Answer

George Ritzer uses the term "nonthings" to describe objects or products that are standardized and uniform, functioning the same way globally.

Question 7

Which concept describes how there is an affinity between globalization and nothing because it is cheaper and easier to diffuse and spread substantively lacking phenomena across the globe rather than more substantive phenomena?

Accepted Answer

Grobalization is the concept that suggests a global uniformity of values, beliefs, and practices that homogenize and undermine the diverse cultural and social traditions across the globe. The term grobalization comes from the words "global" and "localization." It refers to the spread of global culture and values that tend to dominate and absorb local cultures and traditions. Grobalization supports the dissemination and diffusion of superficial and often meaningless cultural products rather than substantial ones, which do not have a significant impact on local cultures. Therefore, the answer is C, grobalization, as it best describes the relationship between globalization and the spread of superficial or empty cultural phenomena across the world.

Question 8

According to Leslie Sklair, how is the capitalist class transnational? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

Leslie Sklair's concept of the transnational capitalist class includes shared global interests, seeking control across nations, having global perspectives, seeing themselves as global citizens, and sharing similar lifestyles, all of which contribute to their transnational nature.

Question 9

Which of the following is an imperative of Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's Empire? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is an imperative...

Question 10

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

Appadurai's landscapes are characterized by disjunctures and the increasing flow of global elements among them. The other options are not accurate representations of Appadurai's argument.

Question 11

According to George Ritzer, _____ are employees that can work almost anyway in the world often by relying on technology and scripts.

Accepted Answer

George Ritzer refers to "nonpeople" as employees who can work almost anywhere in the world, often relying on technology and scripts to perform their duties. This concept highlights the depersonalized and flexible nature of some modern work environments.

Question 12

According to George Ritzer, _____ involves the replacement of humans with machines that do things for customers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to George Ritzer, _____ involves the...

Question 13

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile people who help create cultural hybrids?

Accepted Answer

Ethnoscapes refer to the movement of people across borders and the consequent cultural interactions that occur. They can contribute to the creation of cultural hybrids and the spread of cosmopolitanism.

Question 14

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is noteworthy about...

Question 15

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

Landscapes are independent of nation-states, global flow increasingly occurs through the disjunctures among them, and territories are affected differently by them.

Question 16

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile information that helps create cultural hybrids?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to...

Question 17

According to George Ritzer, _____ are a subtype of nothing where settings are empty or devoid of content.

Accepted Answer

George Ritzer introduced the concept of "nonplaces" as a subtype of "nothing", which refers to settings that are empty or devoid of content, such as airports, highways, and supermarkets.

Question 18

Which refers to the unintended consequences of George Ritzer's McDonaldization like long lines and dehumanization of customer and employee alike?

Accepted Answer

The concept of "irrationality of rationality" in Ritzer's McDonaldization theory refers to the unintended consequences of the pursuit of efficiency, calculability, and predictability, resulting in dehumanization and irrational outcomes. Long lines and the dehumanization of both customers and employees are some examples of these unintended consequences.

Question 19

According to advocates of cultural hybridization, which of the following is evidence of glocalization? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

All of the options listed are evidence of glocalization according to advocates of cultural hybridization. Growing pluralism signifies the blending of local and global cultures; innovative and creative adaptation illustrates the hybridization process; contingent and relational social processes acknowledge the role of local contexts in shaping globalization; and creative commodification and media reflect the changing dynamics of cultural production and consumption.

Question 20

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is noteworthy about...

Quiz 16: Globalization Theory

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile entertainment and informational images that helps create cultural hybrids?

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile political information and propaganda?

Which of the following fractions are part of Leslie Sklair's global capitalist class? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which concept describes the mixing of local and global cultures?

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile money and wealth that helps create cultural hybrids?

According to George Ritzer, _____ are things that work exactly the same way all across the globe.

Which concept describes how there is an affinity between globalization and nothing because it is cheaper and easier to diffuse and spread substantively lacking phenomena across the globe rather than more substantive phenomena?

According to Leslie Sklair, how is the capitalist class transnational? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following is an imperative of Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's Empire? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to George Ritzer, _____ are employees that can work almost anyway in the world often by relying on technology and scripts.

According to George Ritzer, _____ involves the replacement of humans with machines that do things for customers.

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile people who help create cultural hybrids?

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of Arjun Appadurai's "scapes" refers to spatially mobile information that helps create cultural hybrids?

According to George Ritzer, _____ are a subtype of nothing where settings are empty or devoid of content.

Which refers to the unintended consequences of George Ritzer's McDonaldization like long lines and dehumanization of customer and employee alike?

According to advocates of cultural hybridization, which of the following is evidence of glocalization? Select all, but only those that apply.

Which of the following is noteworthy about Arjun Appadurai's landscapes? Select all, but only those that apply.