Globalisation and Identity

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  • Globalisation and identity
    • Sociologists disagree over whether globalisation is having a positive or negative impact on identity.
    • If everyone experiences the same culture then ethnic identities will merge and become less distinct.
    • Lemert and Elliot - globalisation makes identity more unstable which creates more variety
    • You can try out cultures but dont have to commit them to your identity
    • Globalisation imposes western culture on other societies and damages traditional cultural identity.
    • Hall - ethnic minority groups react to globalisation by emphasising their cultural roots.
    • Hall - globalisation means you dont have to construct your identity based in where you live, i.e. the internet, cheap travel
      • Cultural supermarket

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