Cultural globalization

English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family. It emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Britain after the end of Roman rule. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire and the United States. It is the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. However, English is only the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

regulations governing international relations

organization established by treaty between governments

total number of living humans on Earth

Cosmopolitanism is the idea that all human beings are members of a single community. Its adherents are known as cosmopolitan or cosmopolite. Cosmopolitanism is both prescriptive and aspirational, believing humans can and should be "world citizens" in a "universal community". The idea encompasses different dimensions and avenues of community, such as promoting universal moral standards, establishing global political structures, or developing a platform for mutual cultural expression and tolerance.

language that is spoken internationally and often learned as a second language

inequality of access to information and communication technologies

body of international law designed to promote human rights

idea that all people have equal rights and civic responsibilities that come with being a member of the world

international branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement that protests against social and economic inequality around the world

individuals who are raised in a culture other than their parents' culture

travel for pleasure or business that crosses national borders and is where globalisation has made tourism a popular global leisure activity

transmission of ideas, meanings and values around the world

In the field of sociology, the term Disneyfication describes the commercial transformation of things (e.g. entertainment) or environments into something simplified, controlled, and 'safe'—reminiscent of the Walt Disney brand (such as its media, theme parks, etc.).

set relations linking people through the WWW

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In critical theory, deterritorialization is the process by which a social relation, called a territory, has its current organization and context altered, mutated or destroyed. The components then constitute a new territory, which is the process of reterritorialization.

discipline that studies the political and economic patterns of the world and the field that is being studied

acquisition and spread of knowledge amongst the common people

global increase in access to technology resources and their openness to communicate, learn and collaborate

aspect of cultural globalization

UNESCO manifesto

in theory, "the process of integrating an international, intercultural, or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of postsecondary education"