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Exoticism
Exoticism is sometimes seen as the charm of the unfamiliar or the creation of an exciting, inaccessible “other”. It is often used to sensationalise cultural difference, presenting these desirable “others” – be they people, places or products - as a unified entity with attributes and ways completely different to one’s own.
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Glocal
The point at which local culture is influenced and reformed by external global trends. Glocal culture celebrates the external influences of globalisation through a cultural norming worldwide. The concept of glocal plays a role in the way we interpret human and social truths.
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Habitus
Individuals are influenced and organised by the path they tread in life, through a series of engrained habits, routines and socialised norms. Habitus is the way in which individuals come to perceive the social and cultural world around them. Consequently, it guides their everyday behaviour.
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Rite of passage
A celebration, emotional experience, or transitional moment in life when an individual leaves one social group to enter another. A rite of passage involves a significant change of status in society, where the individual grows and becomes more enlightened.
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Cultural Tensions
A key aspect for developing brand understanding is to identify where the cultural tensions might lie.
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Mapping Cultural Change
The cultural landscape is always shifting, adapting and transforming, sometimes imperceptibly.
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Cultural Intelligence
Who we are and how we act: dress, speak, buy things, or vote are all shaped and informed by our cultural context.