1) Hybridization is the process by which an individual, group or people a) ... adopts cultural traits from another society b) ...rejects the traits of another society  c) ... considers changing their nationality 2) An example of glocalisation is MacDonald's... a) expanding around the world b) making its menu the same for each location c) adapting its menu to local tastes 3) A brief definition of post-modernity is social patterns characteristic of:  a) Industrial societies b) post-industrial societies c) medieval times 4) Trans-National Corporations (TNCs) are companies that... a) operate in different countries b) operate in different regions of the same country c) employ only migrant workers. 5) Diffusion is when a new cultural trait or idea is... a) transmitted to important figures quickly b) transmitted to society gradually. c) transmitted immediately to the population 6) assimilation is when an individual or minority group... a) begin to learn the language of another culture b) adopts cultural traditions of their new society c) learns some new recipes from their adopted society. 7) Globalists are people who... a) consider the nation state irrelevant since technology and market forces ensure globalisation happens b) consider that the nation state should be maintained as each country is in competition. c) consider that globalisation will soon mean that there will be one country in the world. 8) Transformationalists are people who... a) believe that globalisation brings change but are not sure of the impact. b) believe that change must happen in the world c) believe that change is impossible for all states. 9) New social movements include: a) the fight for votes for all b) the fight for environmental justice c) the fight for workers' rights. 10) The risk society (Ulrich Beck, 1986) describes how... a) some countries understand how dangerous the world is b) some societies understand how to understand and deal with risks  c) society understands that the world is unfair 11) Nationalism is a political ideology which is followed by those who believe that... a) their own country is greater than others and that state interests are paramount. b) the nation should protect all of its citizens and provide defence for them. c) the state defines a person's identity. 12) Cosmopolitanism is the view that... a) all people are modern, live in cities and mix. b) all people share the same common goals c) all people share the same common humanity. 13) Creolization (Hannerz, 1992) is a complex process in which... a) old beliefs and cultural practices survive alongside more recently acquired ones. b) new ideas are connected together to make one important theory. c) people begin to speak each other's languages.

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