Contemporary World: Lessons 3 & 4 Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the metaphors and theories of globalization from Lessons 3 and 4.

Solidity

Stable and fixed structures in the context of globalization metaphors.

Liquidity

A metaphor for globalization introduced by Zygmunt Bauman that describes a flexible and changing world.

Zygmunt Bauman

The theorist who conceptualized liquidity as a metaphor for the contemporary world.

Flows

The movement of people, goods, money, information, technology, and culture across the global landscape.

Carter (2001)

Theorist who defined globalization as involving increasing interconnectedness.

George Ritzer (2015)

Theorist who defined globalization specifically as global flows and networks.

Homogeneity

A globalization theory suggesting that cultures are becoming more similar.

Heterogeneity

A globalization theory suggesting that cultures remain diverse and distinct.

Benjamin Barber (1995)

Theorist who introduced the term McWorld to describe the rise of global consumer culture.

McWorld

A concept by Benjamin Barber referring to a global consumer culture.

McDonaldization

A process described by George Ritzer characterized by efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control.

Efficiency

One of the four dimensions of McDonaldization.

Calculability

One of the four dimensions of McDonaldization.

Predictability

One of the four dimensions of McDonaldization.

Control

One of the four dimensions of McDonaldization.

Thomas Larsson

A key theorist associated with the concept of interconnectedness in globalization.

Martin Khor

A theorist known for his inequality critique regarding globalization.

Arjun Appadurai

Theorist who proposed the framework of the five "Scapes" (Ethnoscapes, Mediascapes, Technoscapes, Finanscapes, and Ideoscapes).

Ethnoscapes

One of the five scapes proposed by Arjun Appadurai.

Mediascapes

One of the five scapes proposed by Arjun Appadurai.

Technoscapes

One of the five scapes proposed by Arjun Appadurai.

Finanscapes

One of the five scapes proposed by Arjun Appadurai.

Ideoscapes

One of the five scapes proposed by Arjun Appadurai.