University THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON NIGERIAN CULTURE: The African perspective * Course/code: Trends in globalization * Submitted to: Prof. Dr.Çelik Arouba * Written by: Benedict ‚ Okon Solomon * Student Number: 20112501 * Department: Economics * Date of submission: 16th‚ Dec2011 Contents * Abstract * Introduction * The concept of globalization * The concept of culture * The impact of globalization on the Nigerian culture
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Effects of Globalization As Candide said (a character created by Voltaire)‚ we must cultivate our garden. Globalization causes diversity between cultures because unfortunately thanks to globalization‚ the world changes negatively day by day and also cultures are shaped according to this change. In today ’s world we have to cultivate ourselves in order to exist in society. Cooperation in cultures helps to follow this change and creates new identities. According to Tyler Cowen‚ globalization has a cultural
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I must first define globalisation. Then I shall examine the impact of globalisation on the population and finally determine whether this is a positive or negative impact. There are five different aspects that I have chosen in order to define the phenomenon of globalisation. They are internationalisation‚ liberalisation‚ universilisation‚ westernisation‚ and deterritorialization. (Scholte‚ page 16) Internationalisation refers to the significant increase in relations between countries. Increases
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The Diverse Nature of Psychology Dawn Morris PSY/490 December 16‚ 2013 Cassandra Ferreira The Diverse Nature of Psychology Psychology itself attempts to define people’s behavior through aspects of the human minds ability to process information and stimulants. The diversity of psychology is very evident within the many different branches of the American Psychological Association‚ each addressing a unique perspective within psychology of understanding human behavior (Plante‚ 2011). This diversity
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Globalization in simple words means go global or international. It is also an interaction between a country with other country in developing their global economy. Based on businessdictionary.com globalization is the worldwide movement integration. The word of integration does not refer to business only; it also involved integration of the technology‚ cultures‚ political‚ and economics. The integration can see from positive side or negative side. Positive integration happen when countries agree in
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Is Paranormal Phenomenon Real? Are ghosts real? Many people speculate about whether paranormal phenomenon is believable and if it exists. The concept of a multiverse and unexplainable sightings have led to the belief that the supernatural and paranormal activity exists. Scientists and paranormal investigators have been studying this concept for hundreds of years from the understanding of what an entity is‚ the use of scientific technology to collect evidence‚ and personal experience. Paranormal activity
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These days the World is shifting from mass marketing to personal service‚ from focus on mainstream products to popularity of unique and personalized goods. This principle is reflected in the Long Tail theory‚ which explains phenomenon of why revenue from total quantity of items‚ which are out of top positions‚ outnumbers greatly the one brought by a relatively short list of “hits”. Sellers of all kinds are no longer limited by physical space of stores when operating in a virtual environment. Neither
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Globalization Notes Defining Globalization Globalization is a contested concept a. No one specific definition of b. Distinction between condition‚ process‚ and ideology c. Deconstructing shakira and diego forlan (soccer player) Global-local connections- shakira combines music from different countries to make her own music unique. They both have local roots‚ but are also huge global celebrities. Their global identities defined by local connections Good example of hybridity-people- corporations
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It is being discussed everywhere‚ from Sudan to the White House. In this essay we try and explore the idea of WikiLeaks and how it affects our perception of the society. Through this essay‚ the idea is to explore the phenomenon as it unfolded‚ and ask a few key questions about the world that we live in. The paper will only deal with the concept of WikiLeaks‚ and not the content. The paper will objectively analyze WikiLeaks through a communications perspective‚ and not make any value judgments about
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term globalization has obtained a high sensitive charge throughout the years. Some people consider globalization to be a benefit process‚ at the same time as inevitable and irresistible. Other people see globalization with hostility‚ even fear‚ because they believe that it causes more inequality within countries and it threatens employment and the living conditions‚ therefore hampering the social progress of a country. According to Ira Rifkin‚ in the "Spiritual Perspectives of Globalization‚" it
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