ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

In this assignment, you are asked to compare and contrast different interpretations of cultural globalization by reflecting on your own lived experiences.

This assignment builds on Module 3: Globalization and Culture, Part 1, and Module 4: Globalization and Culture, Part 2. The relevant readings are Chapter 5 in your Steger textbook, and the online reading by Hebron & Stack, Debunking the Myths, Chapter 7.

As discussed by your readings and learning materials, cultural globalization is an incredibly complex and much debated phenomenon. This intensification and expansion of cultural flows across the globe (Steger, 2017, p. 80) involves both the homogenization, and hybridization of cultural practices throughout the world. This assignment invites you to consider how the dynamics of cultural globalization shape your own lived experiences.

INSTRUCTIONS

Your task is to choose any ONE specific cultural product, experience, or expression, and explain how it reflects the dynamics of cultural globalization. You may, for example, choose to consider the ways in which a particular food you enjoy or music you listen to demonstrates the phenomenon of glocalization, or perhaps how the adoption of a Western style of dress or the global popularity of an American movie reflects the phenomenon of cultural homogenization. (Due to past plagiarism, please do not pick a McDonald's product as your topic.)

NOTE DO NOT USE MCDONALS AND SAMSUNG CHOOSE ANOTHER COMPANY AND DO NOT COPY