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The Experiences of Cultural Globalizations in Asia-Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2007

HSIN-HUANG MICHAEL HSIAO  and
PO-SAN WAN
HSIN-HUANG MICHAEL HSIAO
Affiliation:
Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University
PO-SAN WAN
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Abstract

This paper explores the common and different cultural globalization experience of the public's everyday lifestyles in seven societies in Asia-Pacific, focusing on the following aspects: connectivity with the world through personal encounters and digital media, English language capacity, support for the forces of globalization, global thinking and concern, the Internet's influences on sociopolitical opinions, appreciation of international food, and national vs. transnational identity. An analysis of survey data is used to contrast public experience of global thinking, global exposure, global diet, and global feelings in two separate developmental states with higher and lower HDI measures in seven Asia-Pacific societies. We demonstrate that individual globalization manifested in everyday life should be understood under a comparative societal perspective as citizens' global experiences are not only a simple matter of personal choice, but are also more a reflection of complex societal conditions.

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Research Article
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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , December 2007 , pp. 361 - 385
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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