Globalization and cultural change

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The impact of globalization and modernization on traditional and local cultures, including issues of cultural imperialism, identity, and resistance.

The process of increased interdependence and integration of national economies, cultures, and societies through cross-border flows of goods, services, capital, technology, and people.: The historical roots and milestones of globalization, and its different phases and trends up to the present day.
The process of transformation of cultural norms, values, beliefs, practices, and identities at the individual, social, and global levels, influenced by various factors such as technology, migration, media, education, and politics.: The different types of cultural change, such as evolutionary, revolutionary, reactive, or proactive, and the various levels at which cultural change can occur, such as personal, group, organization, or society.
"Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism."
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics) to create and maintain unequal social and economic relationships among social groups."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to... legitimize imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, environmentalism, and sports."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as an attitude, a formal policy, or military action."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as... a formal policy."
"Cultural imperialism may take various forms, such as... military action."
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics)..."
"Imperialism describes practices... to create and maintain unequal social and economic relationships among social groups."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in communication and media studies, education, foreign policy, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, post-colonialism, science, sociology, social theory, environmentalism, and sports."
"Cultural imperialism (also cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism."
"The word 'imperialism' describes practices in which a country engages culture (language, tradition, and ritual, politics, economics)..."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... history."
"Cultural imperialism often uses wealth, media power and violence to implement the system of cultural hegemony that legitimizes imperialism."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... education."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... international relations."
"Research on the topic occurs in scholarly disciplines, and is especially prevalent in... environmentalism."