The global and the local
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The problematique of the global and the local that is at the core of present-day globalization is discussed. Globalization opens the way to the better localism of the NPOs, by weakening the competence and reach of the nation-state.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2005
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Paradise lost? social change and Fa'afafine in Samoa
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The influence of globalization on Samoan Fa'afafine is examined. The apparent acceptance and the actual social marginalization of the fa'afafine due to globalization is described
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2003
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Culture, identity and hegemony: the body in a global age
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The impact of globalization on personal identities is analyzed. The areas analyzed are social fragmentation, identity politics, youth cultures, hegemony, and resistance.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2003
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