QUESTION 10
GS1
10 marks
Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Take a stand on whether globalisation produces only aggressive consumerism, and justify it with Indian evidence on both sides.
JustifyGive reasons and evidence that support the statement.
Demand-wise check
- 1Consumerist effects: brands, malls, credit, advertising, e-commerce, status consumption≈35 words
- 2Other effects: global ideas of rights and gender equality, access to knowledge, jobs, cultural exchange, revival of local crafts via global markets≈35 words
- 3Your judgement: 'not only'≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
StandConsumerist sideNon-consumerist effectsBalancing exampleConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Agreeing that it is 'only' consumerism when the word 'only' invites a counter-view
- No Indian example
Draw this
- Balance scale: consumer culture vs other social changes
Value addition
- ExampleGlobal platforms like Etsy and GI-tag exports help Indian crafts (e.g. Channapatna toys) reach world buyers.Ministry of Textiles / GI Registry
- ConceptGlocalisation (Roland Robertson): global products adapt to local cultures, e.g. McDonald's Aloo Tikki burger.Roland Robertson
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 32 ↗Same syllabus reference
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