Cultural Globalization

A User's Guide

• Author(s): J. MacGregor Wise,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 186
• ISBN_10: 0470695935
  ISBN_13: 9780470695937
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Media Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... Cultural Globalization: A User’s Guide is a personal and engaging journey through theories of culture and globalization. Drawing on extensive examples and interdisciplinary research, Wise explores concepts of culture, territory and identity in order to give students a new perspective on issues of globalization.

• Includes numerous examples from Asian, European, and North American youth culture and popular music
• Draws on interdisciplinary research from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studies
• Considers how global processes carry with them the ethical questions of how to act in the world and how to care for others
• Provides an original and stimulating overview of theories of culture and globalization, encouraging
  students think more broadly about the key issues