Editing Glocalization (section)

== Sociology ==
The concept of glocalization is included in the discourse on social theory. This is first demonstrated in the way it challenges the notion that globalization overrides locality by describing how the concept of local is said to be constructed on a trans- or uper-local basis or is promoted from the outside.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Global Modernities|last1=Featherstone|first1=Mike|last2=Lash|first2=Scott|last3=Robertson|first3=Roland|date=1995|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9780803979482|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|pages=26}}</ref> There is also the position that the association of temporal and spatial dimensions to human life, which emerge in globalization, exert little impact.<ref name=":4" /> Glocalization is also said to capture the emergence of unique new indigenous realities that result in the interpenetration of the global and local spheres.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sociological Theory|last1=Ritzer|first1=George|last2=Stepnisky|first2=Jeffrey|date=2017|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781506337715|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|pages=229}}</ref> The term ‘glocklization’, combining the glocal concept with a [[Glock]] pistol, was coined in 2018 to indicate forms of glocalization that are perceived as unbalanced and destructive to local [[cultural heritage]].<ref>Hebert, David & Rykowski, Mikolaj. (2018). ''Music Glocalization: Heritage and Innovation in a Digital Age''. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, p.354.</ref>

Additionally, the concept of glocalization has strong ties to the more commonly understood term [[globalization]], and has been described as a more general treatment of the term. Elements unique to glocalization under this umbrella include the idea that diversity is the essence of social life, that not all differences are erased, history and culture operate autonomously to offer a sense of uniqueness to the experiences of groups (whether cultures, societies or nations), glocalization removes the fear that globalization resembles a tidal wave erasing all differences, and that glocalization does not promise a world free from conflict but offers a more historically grounded and pragmatic worldview.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Roudometof |first1=Victor |title=Glocalization: A Critical Introduction |journal=European Journal of Social Theory |date=July 2016 |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=393–394 |doi=10.1177/1368431015605443|s2cid=147435078 }}</ref>

===Religion===
Glocalization can be represented throughout virtually every sphere of social society, including [[religion]]. An example of this can be seen in a study that focused on the differences in [[Islam]] in various regions of the world. In this particular study, observations made between the religious pillars in [[Indonesia]] and [[Morocco]] indicated a significant difference in religious form between the two, blending the fundamental roots with indigenous traditions and local customs. Similar studies have found that regions of the world practicing [[Christianity]] and [[Buddhism]] experienced similar shifts based on local cultural practices and norms.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khondker |first1=Habibul |editor-first1=Mark |editor-first2=Saskia |editor-first3=Manfred B |editor-first4=Victor |editor-last1=Juergensmeyer |editor-last2=Sassen |editor-last3=Steger |editor-last4=Faessel |title=Glocalization |date=December 11, 2018 |publisher=The Oxford Handbook of Global Studies |isbn=9780190630607 |page=100 |doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190630577.001.0001 |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190630577.001.0001 |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref>