Areas of Study
The areas of study of cultural geography are very broad. Among many applicable topics within the field of study are:
- Globalization has been theorised as an explanation for cultural convergence.
- Westernization or other similar processes such as modernization, americanization, islamization and others.
- Theories of cultural hegemony or cultural assimilation via cultural imperialism.
- Cultural areal differentiation, as a study of differences in way of life encompassing ideas, attitudes, languages, practices, institutions and structures of power and whole range of cultural practices in geographical areas.
- Study of cultural landscapes and cultural ecology.
- Other topics include spirit of place, colonialism, post-colonialism, internationalism, immigration, Migration and ecotourism.The word means the study of physical features.
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