Question

Open-ended negotiation across cultural and political divides can lead to cosmopolitan cultural practices but also to polarization, and tends to be full of conflict and contradiction. Anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing refers to this phenomenon as:

Answer 1

Answer: Friction

Explanation: Friction is a metaphoric concept for understanding globalization in particular places and times.

According to Tsing, culture change is continually co-produced through the interconnection characterized as "friction". It is an important element in sustaining global connections because it makes global connections relevant to local.