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The world is interconnected through modern media and communication technologies. ● People
can now instantly share information across the globe. - Global Village
The oldest and most basic form of media - Oral Communication
is the main technology for storing and spreading information. - Script (Writing)
Oldest writing system - Cuneiform
Device for mass production of printed materials (books, newspapers, pamphlets). -
Printing Press | Johannes Gutenberg
Revolutionized economic, political, and cultural globalization - Electronic Media
combined sound and image and became the most powerful mass media. was a defining moment
in globalization, helping turn the world into a "global village." - Television
Spread fashion, food, music, sports, and ideas - Digital Media
○ Traditional and non-Western music produced for Western audiences. - World Music
, ● Believes secularization will make religions fade.
● Religion will be replaced by rational and scientific thinking.
● Religious revivals are seen as reactions to modernization. - Modernist Perspective
● Rejects rationalism, science, capitalism, and traditional religion.
● Promotes expressive individualism. ● Accepts spirituality but without religious rules.
● Predicts the disappearance of traditional religions - Post-Modernist Perspective
Represented by the Roman Catholic Church (Pope John Paul II).
People are free to choose between belief and non-belief. - Pre-Modernist Perspective
Religion crosses national boundaries. - Transnational Religion
Religion becomes global. - Universalism dominates
Religion stays tied to ethnicity or nationality. - Local identity dominates
● Attempts to purify religion.
● Removes cultural influence from religious practice. - Fundamentalism/Revivalism
The world is interconnected through modern media and communication technologies. ● People
can now instantly share information across the globe. - Global Village
The oldest and most basic form of media - Oral Communication
is the main technology for storing and spreading information. - Script (Writing)
Oldest writing system - Cuneiform
Device for mass production of printed materials (books, newspapers, pamphlets). -
Printing Press | Johannes Gutenberg
Revolutionized economic, political, and cultural globalization - Electronic Media
combined sound and image and became the most powerful mass media. was a defining moment
in globalization, helping turn the world into a "global village." - Television
Spread fashion, food, music, sports, and ideas - Digital Media
○ Traditional and non-Western music produced for Western audiences. - World Music
, ● Believes secularization will make religions fade.
● Religion will be replaced by rational and scientific thinking.
● Religious revivals are seen as reactions to modernization. - Modernist Perspective
● Rejects rationalism, science, capitalism, and traditional religion.
● Promotes expressive individualism. ● Accepts spirituality but without religious rules.
● Predicts the disappearance of traditional religions - Post-Modernist Perspective
Represented by the Roman Catholic Church (Pope John Paul II).
People are free to choose between belief and non-belief. - Pre-Modernist Perspective
Religion crosses national boundaries. - Transnational Religion
Religion becomes global. - Universalism dominates
Religion stays tied to ethnicity or nationality. - Local identity dominates
● Attempts to purify religion.
● Removes cultural influence from religious practice. - Fundamentalism/Revivalism
