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Arts, Culture and Identity
Quick questions on Globalisation and cultural identity explained: H1 General Paper
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What is reframe?Show answer
Pulling the threads together, the strongest judgement reframes the question. Globalisation exerts genuine homogenising pressure, and some vulnerable cultures and languages are threatened, but for most, the dominant pattern is adaptation and hybridity rather than destruction. Identity is layered and resilient, and active cultivation matters, so "globalisation is destroying local cultures" overstates a real but partial pressure.
What are vague examples?Show answer
"Western culture is everywhere" evidences little. Use specific cases such as glocalised products or deliberate heritage cultivation.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain what "glocalisation" means. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why holding a "layered identity" complicates the homogenisation thesis. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain why human agency matters in the debate over globalisation and culture. [3 marks]
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