Exam 10: Globalization

___________ refers to the diffusion of western culture (e.g., food, movies, ideology, media, and so on) and the homogenization of place.

_________ are based on a globally organized project of transformation aimed at replacing the dominant global regime with one that maximizes political control and makes the equitable development of human capabilities and environmental stewardship its priorities

_________ believe the effects of globalization have been overstated and it is not novel.

What are the three camps of the withering state debate?

Which of the following play a major role in the Westernization of countries and communities around the world?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of McDonaldization?

__________ emphasizes the globalization of something like religion rather than economic systems.

Liberalization refers to living in an interconnected world where we need each other to survive.

_________ believe global capital and free market capitalism drive globalization and this push by capitalist systems have weakened the state.

Due to authoritarian states, democratization occurs much more commonly and rapidly on the core countries than in the semi-peripheral countries.

Is globalization occurring? What is the evidence for globalization?

How has globalization affected the nation-state?

Global shocks strain and challenge economic systems and the political stability of non-democratic states.

Cultural diffusion is a one-way process coming from the dominant group and forced onto the subordinate group.

The number of "authoritarian" states is at an all-time high.

___________ refers to living in an interconnected world where we need each other to survive.

__________ emphasizes the globalization of something like religion rather than economic systems.

___________ refers to the weakening of state sovereignty with corporations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) challenging the state.

When examining globalization, how does the world systems theory differ from theories of global capitalism?

_________ believe the effects of globalization have been overstated and it is not novel.