Consumerism
Besides funcionality or necessity, buying "X", implies a:
Symbolic position
Message
Identity
Which institution tends to replicate cultural ans social capital?
Schools
Universities
One characteristic of Globalization
Global interconnection
Integrated global economy
Rapid tech diffusion
Cultural and human mobility
Benefits and costs are unevenly distributed.
What does technology allow us?
Expand our human senses
Solve problems
What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile
Create desire
Shape lifestyles.
Which technological element contributes to nowadays fatigue society? (1)
Social media
Multitasking
Contant stimulus
In the processes of cultural homogenization, what ends up happening to local identity?
Cultural and traditional elements of the less dominant culture are lost
Besides the Internet, what other two technologies revolutionized the way we communicate?
Press
Telegraph
What Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
2 characteristics of consumerism...
Material abundance
Advertising and media
Identity through consumption
Planned obsolescence
Example of social capital:
Networks and relationships
School friends
Networking
How could we define Glocalization?
Global products or services are adapted to the local culture
Mentions two disadvantages of communication technologies in the current context
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
How is consumerism shapping our culture?
Brands as symbols
Shopping as leisure
Consumer rituals
Social Media /Self-representation
Mention one symptom of fatigue in nowadays context
Emotional exhaustion from chronic stress.
Depression
Anxiety and ADHD
What do we understand as cultural imperialism?
Dominance imposition of the values of Western culture
How we define modern technology?
"digital tools and systems that facilitate communication, production, and data exchange".
What is the real name of the artist known as Bad Bunny? (name + last name)
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Who wrote the following class quote?
“Consumption is the very soul of our society.”
Jean Baudrillard
What is the Byung-Chul Han book that explains the fatigue society?
The Burnout Society
What did Arjun Appadurai described?
"culture is no longer tied to geography"
How many billions of people are considered active internet users?
5.35 billion
In the novel "Pedro Páramo" by Juan Rulfo, what is the name of the ghost town where the protagonist searches for his father?
Comala