Theories and Theorists
The rapid, violent restructuring of a nation’s governing apparatus and social institutions, such as in France in 1789 or Russia in 1917
What is Revolutionary Change?
When a society shifts its primary economic base from agriculture to manufacturing and factory production, it undergoes this
What is Industrialisation?
The historical event on December 2, 1971
What is the formation of the UAE?
The global commercial convention events (such as Anime Expo) where fans gather at the meso level to celebrate anime culture
What are Fan Conventions?
The central practice in Buddhism designed to cultivate mental clarity, focus, and spiritual insight
What is Meditation?
The process of formalizing administrative rules, standardized procedures, and legal hierarchies across institutions
What is Bureaucratisation?
The process where religious beliefs and institutions lose their cultural authority and social influence
What is Secularisation
Hosting Expo 2020 in Dubai served as a major global event designed to demonstrate this state strategy
What is Global Integration?
The popular anime demographic genre specifically created and targeted toward young adolescent male audiences
What is Shonen?
The continuous, painful cycle of birth, death, and rebirth from which Buddhists seek liberation
The term for social friction when rapid technological change moves faster than a society's ethical and legal norms can adapt
What is Cultural Lag?
The transmission of cultural items, behaviors, or ideas from one social group or society to another
What is Cultural Diffusion
The cultural concept describing the UAE's structural ability to preserve Islamic values and tribal heritage amidst rapid globalisation
What is Cultural Resilience?
The popular anime demographic genre specifically created and targeted toward young adolescent female audiences
What is Shojo
The sacred collection of Buddhist scriptures forming the traditional canon in Theravada Buddhism, translated as the "Three Baskets"
What is the Tipitaka?
he concept introduced by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu to describe the non-financial social assets—such as education, speech patterns, and cultural knowledge—that promote social mobility in a stratified society
What is Cultural Capital?
When rapid technological change outpaces a society's moral and legal norms to govern it, society experiences this
The policy strategy of adopting modern digital infrastructure while preserving Islamic values and traditional Emirati culture
What is Selective Modernisation?
The anime sub-genre featuring giant piloted robotic vehicles, which helped establish anime’s global popularity in the 1970s and 80s
What is Mecha?
The historical Indian emperor whose conversion to Buddhism played a crucial role in spreading the belief system across Asia
Who is Ashoka the Great?
In Conflict Theory, Antonio Gramsci introduced this key term to describe how the ruling class uses cultural institutions to maintain power by making their worldview accepted as natural "common sense"
What is Hegemony or Cultural Hegemony?
The process through which global media and trade erode local cultural distinctions, making global cultures more alike
What is Cultural Homogenisation?
The federal policy initiative established to increase citizen participation in private sector employment
What is Emiratisation?
The phenomenon where local cultural products are transformed by global influences, blending global and local forms.
What is Glocalisation?
The esoteric form of Buddhism practiced primarily in Tibet, which incorporates rituals, mantras, and mandalas
What is Vajrayana Buddhism or Tibetan Buddhism?