Frames, Paradigms and Power: Stucture and Agency under the Context of Cultural Imperialism, Globalization and Hybridity

Ludi Xu

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 3卷12期 (2020/12) Pp. 362-365

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202012_3(12).0048

摘要

Globalization refers to the colonization of more and more areas of life with market forces in more and more place, it also names the global dissemination of capitalism. Cultural imperialism thesis holds that dominant societies impose their culture and ideologies to other subordinate societies in order to establish and perpetuate their power and control. Comparing to cultural imperialism, globalization and hybridity become more adequate for suggesting a less coherent, unified and directed process. People gain more agency under the idea of globalization and hybridity by the problem with power and inequality will always exist. While we are all part of a global society whose consequences no one can escape, we remain unequal participants and globalization remains an uneven process.

關鍵字

Cultural Imperialism ； Globalization ； Hybridity ； Stucture and Agency

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