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Globalization: Final assessment

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To complete this module, you should submit both of the assessments below.

First, you will evaluate the abstract of a study of globalization's effect on behaviour. Complete the task and submit.

The second task is an essay.  For the essay prompt below, please complete the essay and then send the file to your teacher. You should verify with your teacher how the essay should be submitted - as a Google doc, by email, or as a written task in Inthinking.

A bit of practice

Task 1. Evaluating research

Ariely (2011) argues that globalization is an important factor in shaping national identity and intergroup relations. The researcher distinguishes between two relationships with one’s local identity.  On the one hand, there is the nationalistic identity that believes that one’s country is better than other countries and is defensive when the country is criticized; on the other hand, there is constructive patriotism where although an individual is loyal to his country, he is also able to constructively criticize the country.   The aim of Ariely's study was to examine the effect of globalization on the relationship between 'constructive patriotism', 'nationalism', and xenophobic attitudes – that is, dislike or prejudice against people from other countries. Through the use of a cross-sectional survey of over 31 countries, Ariely found that the correlation between nationalism and xenophobia is stronger in countries with higher levels of globalization than in countries with lower levels of globalization.

Task:  Explain at least one strength and one limitation of the study above.

50 lines

 

Task 2.  Writing an ERQ

Give yourself one hour to write a well-developed response to the following question:

Discuss the effect of the interaction of global and local cultural influences on behaviour.

Exam tip

Remember that a "discuss" question requires you to do more than just evaluate research.  You should look at the question as a whole and develop an argument.  In this case, you may want to discuss the difficulties in investigating such a question. If you only evaluate research and do not look at the question of the interaction of these factors, the maximum you can earn on the essay is a 5.