George Ritzer and Benjamin Barber have both argued that the globalization of our economic
system, through the rise of multinational corporations and the expansion of capitalist systems,
has led to a homogenization of local culture. Virtually everywhere you go in the world people eat
pizza, drink soda, wear blue jeans, listen to rock and roll music, and watch movies about
superheroes. Ritzer and Barber assume this is bad, because globalization represents a loss of
cultural diversity and heritage.
For the Final Paper, you will write a six- to eight-page essay evaluating the effect of
globalization on local communities and their unique cultural heritages. The thesis of your paper
should answer the following question: Is globalization good for local communities? Why or why
not?
To answer this question, you may need to consider some of the following questions:
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What are the most important features of globalization?
How does globalization affect local cultures?
How should local communities respond to globalization?
Remember that globalization has economic, political, and environmental aspects that effect local
cultures in different ways. For example, issues of economic development, human rights,
demographic shifts, and political stability might be relevant to your analysis.
You must use at least six scholarly sources. While you may wish to do additional outside
research for this project, you should first refer to the required resources for this class. Obviously,
the Ritzer and Barber readings are relevant here, but so are others. For example, the Allison
Jaggar article, “Is Globalization Good for Women?” (see Week One), provides a template for
this assignment. Jaggar does a good job of showing how to start with a clear definition of
globalization before moving to an analysis of globalization’s effect on a specific category of
people. Additionally, Kwame Anthony Appiah’s essay, “The Case for Contamination” (Week
Two); Thomas Friedman’s column, “Big Mac II” (Week Three); and Zygmunt Bauman’s article,
“Glocalization and Hybridity” (Week 5), each provide a different analysis of how local
communities can respond to the threat of cultural homogenization posed by globalization.
Jaggar, A. (2001). Is globalization good for women? Comparative Literature, 53(4), 298-314.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/-53-4-298
Appiah, K. (2006, January 1). The case for contamination (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Friedman, T. (1996, Dec. 11). Big Mac II (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. The New York
Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Bauman, Z. (2014). Glocalization and hybridity (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics, and Innovation, 2013(1).
http://dx.doi.org/10.12893/gjcpi.2013.1.9
George Ritzer and Benjamin Barber have both argued that the globalization of our economic
system, through the rise of multinational corporations and the expansion of capitalist systems,
has led to a homogenization of local culture. Virtually everywhere you go in the world people eat
pizza, drink soda, wear blue jeans, listen to rock and roll music, and watch movies about
superheroes. Ritzer and Barber assume this is bad, because globalization represents a loss of
cultural diversity and heritage.
For the Final Paper, you will write a six- to eight-page essay evaluating the effect of
globalization on local communities and their unique cultural heritages. The thesis of your paper
should answer the following question: Is globalization good for local communities? Why or why
not?
To answer this question, you may need to consider some of the following questions:
•
•
•
What are the most important features of globalization?
How does globalization affect local cultures?
How should local communities respond to globalization?
Remember that globalization has economic, political, and environmental aspects that effect local
cultures in different ways. For example, issues of economic development, human rights,
demographic shifts, and political stability might be relevant to your analysis.
You must use at least six scholarly sources. While you may wish to do additional outside
research for this project, you should first refer to the required resources for this class. Obviously,
the Ritzer and Barber readings are relevant here, but so are others. For example, the Allison
Jaggar article, “Is Globalization Good for Women?” (see Week One), provides a template for
this assignment. Jaggar does a good job of showing how to start with a clear definition of
globalization before moving to an analysis of globalization’s effect on a specific category of
people. Additionally, Kwame Anthony Appiah’s essay, “The Case for Contamination” (Week
Two); Thomas Friedman’s column, “Big Mac II” (Week Three); and Zygmunt Bauman’s article,
“Glocalization and Hybridity” (Week 5), each provide a different analysis of how local
communities can respond to the threat of cultural homogenization posed by globalization.
Jaggar, A. (2001). Is globalization good for women? Comparative Literature, 53(4), 298-314.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/-53-4-298
Appiah, K. (2006, January 1). The case for contamination (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Friedman, T. (1996, Dec. 11). Big Mac II (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. The New York
Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/
Bauman, Z. (2014). Glocalization and hybridity (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics, and Innovation, 2013(1).
http://dx.doi.org/10.12893/gjcpi.2013.1.9
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