Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Globalization is such an abstract and distant process, its effects on everyday life are difficult to see.
2. Globalization of culture can be looked at in terms of increasing homogeneity or heterogeneity.
3. The global trend toward homogeneity is often associated with cultural imperialism.
4. Anthony Giddens thinks that globalization creates conditions that offer more control over modernity and the social world.
5. According to Ulrich Beck, “second modernity” entails denationalization and the rise of transnational organizations.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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