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Review: Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level. Schools and universities are main organizational carriers of Modern world culture Schools are compulsory and pervasive Their guiding premises are rationalized, individualized, and universalized (Modern!).
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Review: Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level • Schools and universities are main organizational carriers of Modern world culture • Schools are compulsory and pervasive • Their guiding premises are rationalized, individualized, and universalized (Modern!)
Review: Cultural Globalization at the Organizational Level • Schools deliver standardized depictions of the universe: • nature (natural sciences) • culture (the humanities) • society (the social sciences) • The humanities are less consistent with our Modern global culture (rationalized, individualized, and universalized) than the social sciences and are therefore retreating
Cultural Globalization at the Country Level • 1. Material culture – products/forms • Flags, currency, birds • Not crowns or coats of arms http://www.triviaplaza.com/world-flags-1-quiz/ http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/CountryIndex.htm
Cultural Globalization at the Country Level • 2. Ideal culture – values/norms • Self determination • Political participation (e.g., voter turnout) http://www.idea.int/vt/survey/voter_turnout_pop2-2.cfm
Cultural Globalization at the Country Level • 3. Ideal culture – definitions/assumptions • Fundamental equality of nations History in Universities Worldwide