Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Globalisation

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(a) Cultural heterogenization.

(i) Cultures seeking to buy into the dominant American dream.

(b) McDonaldization

(ii) Rise of a uniform culture

(c) Cultural homogenization.

(iii) Culture becoming more different and distinctive.

Options:

(a)- i, (b)- iii, (c)- ii

(a)- iii, (b)- i, (c)- ii

(a)- iii, (b)- ii, (c)- i

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iii

Correct Answer:

(a)- iii, (b)- i, (c)- ii

Explanation:

While cultural homogenization is an aspect of globalisation, the same process also generates precisely the opposite effect. It leads to each culture becoming more different and distinctive.  This phenomenon is called cultural heterogenization.

The cultural effect of globalisation leads to the fear that this process poses a threat to cultures in the world. It does so because globalisation leads to the rise of a uniform culture or what is called cultural homogenisation.

McDonaldization of the world- cultures seeking to buy into the dominant American dream.