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ID167682
Title ProperImpact of globalization on saudi male millennials’ identity narratives
LanguageENG
AuthorThompson, Mark C
Summary / Abstract (Note)The term globalization, encompassing politico-economic and socio-cultural aspects, is widely used to describe the results of rapid modernization on Saudi Arabia in an era of rapid societal transformation. Whilst the outward signs of increased globalization in the Kingdom are highly visible, the underlying effects particularly in terms of the politico-economic and socio-cultural less so. Indeed, globalization is often characterized as inevitable or unstoppable. Yet, in a ‘globalized’ Saudi Arabia the impact of globalization is not always perceived as being positive, in particular its impact on notions of individual, national or Islamic identities. Research conducted for this article demonstrates that young Saudi men identify clearly both positive and negative effects of globalization on identity narratives, whether individual, national or Islamic. Indeed, the issue of how young Saudi men negotiate their identity in light of increased globalization raises important questions regarding the consequences of increased globalization on young Saudi men's sense of their own identity, and by extension the government's promotion of an officially sanctioned Saudi national identity, in an era of rapid societal transformation.
`In' analytical NoteAsian Affairs Vol. 50, No.3; Sep 2019: p.323-343
Journal SourceAsian Affairs Vol: 50 No 3
Key WordsGlobalization ;  Saudi Arabia ;  Societal Transformation ;  Identity Narratives ;  Youth Issues


 
 
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