GRS- FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. - Answer- culture aka convergence theory. Cultures are becoming more and more the same. Marsella's viewpoint - Answer- homogenization aka glocalization. A cultural mixture of and continuity and change. Appiah, Tomlinson's and Watson's viewpoint. - Answer- Hybridity aka divergence theory. Increase of hostility due to opposing value systems and ideologies coming into contact. Huntington's view point. - Answer- Clash of Civilizations accept and fully adopt. example yoga and pizza. - Answer- incorporation prohibit or refuse. example taboos like incest or polygamy. - Answer- rejection present, but continues to be viewed as foreign. example sushi in the US. - Answer- compartmentalization adopt, but with modifications according to local culture. example tex-mex. - Answer- adaption multi nodal - Answer- increasing number of power centers multi directional - Answer- increasing flows back and forth across increasing range of linkages