POLS 2401 Edition 1 Lecture 22Outline of Previous LectureHuman Trafficking I.Definition of TraffickingA. Simple DefinitionB. UN DefinitionII. Types of Exploitation/ TraffickingA. Sexual exploitation B. Forced Labor C. SlaveryIII. Extent of the ProblemIV. Other Causes of TraffickingV. Global Cooperation to Address TraffickingVI. Enacting and Enforcing the Palermo ProtocolVII. Policies on TraffickingOutline of Current LectureCultural Globalization and Culture ImperialismI.What is Cultural GlobalizationII. Long history of Cultural globalizationA. ReligionsB. EmpiresIII. Modern GlobalizationA. ProductsB. LifestylesIV. Critics of Cultural globalizationV. Alternative ViewsCultural Globalization and Cultural Imperialism•What is cultural globalization?•Cultural Globalization = diffusion of cultural products, values and ideas across national borders•Includes: consumer products, food, artistic products (movies, music, novels, etc.), political ideologies, religion•The Long History of Cultural Globalization•World Religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism•Empires: Roman Empire (Eastern empire 330-1453 AD), British Empire (17th-20th century)•Modern Cultural Globalization•Cultural globalization of products and lifestyles through economic globalization and a global market–E.g. MacDonald’s has more than 35,000 branches in more than 100 countries now, serves millions aday–Coke-cola•Popular culture, telecommunications and media markets: domination of large MNCs•The internet•The movement of people, migration and cultural imports via immigrant communities•Critics of Cultural Globalization•Cultural Globalization as Cultural Imperialism (and American imperialism)•The Homogenization of Culture and Loss of Indigenous Cultures•Alternative Views•Local cultures also transform global cultures (Hybridization)•Cultural globalization is a two-way street•Cultural globalization promotes
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