...blues, Motown, Cajun music, many different kinds of jazz—ragtime, swing, stomp—heavy metal, rap. The list goes on. When I look at the empirical evidence from societies with well-developed market economies, I find that what people want to buy is not fixed or biologically constructed. When the cost of supplying products goes down, people tend to use culture to differentiate themselves from other people, to pursue niche interests, to pursue hobbies. It’s the poorer or more primitive societies in which people specialize in one type of consumption. If you go to pygmy society in the Congo, for Critics of globalization contend that, even if increased trade promotes material prosperity, it comes with a high spiritual and cultural cost, running roughshod over the world’s distinctive cultures and threatening to turn the globe into one big, tawdry strip mall. George Mason University economist and Cato adjunct scholar Tyler Cowen has for years been one of the most insightful and incisive debunkers of that view. At a recent Cato Book Forum, Cowen discussed his newest book, Creative Destruction: How Globalization Is Changing the World’s Cultures. Cowen squared off against political theorist Benjamin Barber of the University of Maryland, one of the most prominent...
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...Essay 2 Cultural Globalization Culture, Identity, and Globalization, for quite sometime, has been the topic of discussion. Generally culture is perceived as “the way of life” of a person, from language, imagination, arts, music, patterns of eating, and images such as dress and conceptions of beauty are all added into the set of norms, beliefs and values that form the culture. It is important to understand identity because we are faced with the challenge of accepting and appreciating other culture systems in order to avoid ethnic nationalism and hostility. Everyone has a natural idea of what cultural identity is, just like anybody else I can tell you about my background and where I come because of the ideas I adapted growing up in life. But the change in awareness is that I can identify my self as a Bosnian American because I understand the shared beliefs and behaviors of the people that raised me. While changes in cultures are ongoing and inevitable, the change in understanding globalization has facilitated a greater transfer of ideas for me from both Bosnia and the United States. These concepts manifest themselves to my culture because it creates the idea that norms and practices can be shared amongst each other. Whether one lives in the United States, China, or Bosnia and Herzegovina, globalization is having a profound affect on how people live their lives. In order for you to understand how globalization has helped me better understand my culture and identity I would...
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...blues, Motown, Cajun music, many different kinds of jazz—ragtime, swing, stomp—heavy metal, rap. The list goes on. When I look at the empirical evidence from societies with well-developed market economies, I find that what people want to buy is not fixed or biologically constructed. When the cost of supplying products goes down, people tend to use culture to differentiate themselves from other people, to pursue niche interests, to pursue hobbies. It’s the poorer or more primitive societies in which people specialize in one type of consumption. If you go to pygmy society in the Congo, for Critics of globalization contend that, even if increased trade promotes material prosperity, it comes with a high spiritual and cultural cost, running roughshod over the world’s distinctive cultures and threatening to turn the globe into one big, tawdry strip mall. George Mason University economist and Cato adjunct scholar Tyler Cowen has for years been one of the most insightful and incisive debunkers of that view. At a recent Cato Book Forum, Cowen discussed his newest book, Creative Destruction: How Globalization Is Changing the World’s Cultures. Cowen squared off against political theorist Benjamin Barber of the University of Maryland, one of the most prominent...
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...The Globalization of Food Culture The term “food culture” describes the entire cultural landscape of nutrition; everything that has anything to do with the way we eat, what we eat and where we eat. What we seldom realize are all the aspects food influences or is influenced by: “Food is used to: 1. Satisfy hunger and nourish the body. 2. Initiate and maintain personal and business relationships. 3. Demonstrate the nature and extent of relationships. 4. Provide a focus for communal activities. 5. Express love and caring. 6. Express individuality. 7. Proclaim the separateness of a group. 8. Demonstrate belongingness to a group. 9. Cope with psychological or emotional stress. 10. Reward or punish. 11. Signify social status. 12. Bolster self-esteem and gain recognition. 13. Wield political and economic power. 14. Prevent, diagnose and threat physical illness. 15. Prevent, diagnose an treat psychological illness. 16. Symbolize emotional experiences. 17. Display piety. 18. Represent security. 19. Express moral sentiments. 20. Signify wealth.“ “Biological and cultural functions of food”, Fieldhouse, P., Food & Nutrition. Custom & Culture, New York 1986, “Preface Many of those points relate to globalization and diversity issues. Today in many countries we have a seemingly endless variety of foods to choose from: Beef from Brazil, Kiwis from New Zealand and Californian Asparagus. This all year round availability has an often underestimated impact on local, or should I say...
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...Theory and Popular Culture Globalization, Mass Media and Culture Table of Contents Globalization, Mass Media and Culture 1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Modern culture, ideology 4 Globalization 5 Americanization 6 Mass Media and their Impact 7 Globalization, mass media and culture 8 Mass media and globalization 9 Globalization and culture 10 Conclusion 12 My opinion 13 Recommendations 14 List of references 15 Introduction A term globalization was used in 1983 for the first time in a history. Globalization as we know it today started at the beginning of the 20th century. It has an impact on everything and it has changed everything from its core. Economic environment, political environment and regarding to this subject – cultural environment. As everything, it brought both advantages and disadvantages. Looking back in time when this globalization started intensifies rapidly. It evokes a basic question: why did the globalization intensify rapidly? We can consider many reasons, for example lower travel cost, free movement of people, development of technologies, faster data exchange etc. These answers lead me to another possible answer - mass media. Globalization, Americanization or westernization are closely related to the popular culture. As stated in the book ‘There are two things we can say with some confidence about the United States and popular culture. First, as Andrew Ross (1989) has pointed out, ‘popular culture has been socially...
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...AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE CONTADURÍA PÚBLICA Y ADMINISTRACIÓN CARRERA: NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONALES REVIEW OF GLOBALIZATION AND BUSINESS CULTURE M.N.I. JORGE EUGENIO RIOS GONZALES ALUMNO: JOCELYN NAYELY CASTILLO MARTINEZ GRUPO: 1BI SALÓN: 612 26 DE ENERO DEL 2016 GLOBALIZACION AND BUSSINESS CULTURE Basically this video shows us how we can be able to be successful in a business how to communicate with other people around the world, how to be intelligently on making new partner and how to run your own business. It shows how Japanese culture is successful with their own businesses, an idea they implemented was suggestion box for their employees, they got the chance to speak for them self and the head quarter listen to them and took notes on those suggestion to see what areas were needed to be improve. It is really good when a boss takes time to listen to and hear what time of ideas you have in mind, since basically the own employees are the ones that are down there making the job and are able to see much better what is going on. Also the Indian culture they are really dedicated to their work they’re the ones that can improve our technology base on their intelligence not saying that other culture can’t but they have been the leading culture on technology base on the video. They also work with really close friends and hang out with people of their own interest so...
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...Examples of globalization on native non-Western cultures Michele Schoolmeesters Western Governor’s December 1, 2014 Examples of globalization on native non-Western cultures Part A and A1 One of the examples of globalization I would like to highlight that impacted a native non-western culture is the growth of outsourced IT and business outsourcing (BPO) services in Indian. The event has resulted in new and expanded employment opportunities for young college graduates. India has about half of the market share for business outsourcing. Before the event (the expansion of outsourcing) the new college graduate would have had a difficult time finding a job that pays as well as a typical BPO firm. (Kuruvilla & Ranganathan, 2007) Another example of globalization I would like to highlight is the growth of the western fast food business/restaurants into China. Before the event (growth of fast-food business/restaurants) the Chinese population was healthier and had limited options for eating out which included your typical Chinese restaurant, wontons sold on the side of the street and local food merchants. After the event (growth of fast food restaurants) the Chinese society/culture has had many changes, including obesity, change in types of food choices which in turn affected the Chinese overall health and economy (Cheng, T, 2003) Part B The growth of the fast food business/restaurants into China is a great example of globalization on a native non-Western culture. Fast...
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...Globalization and Culture 1 Globalization and Culture Change GLT1 April 17, 2012 Globalization and Culture 2 What is globalization and what affect does this have on Non-Western cultures? Merrim-Websters dictionary (2012) defines globalization as, “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. When one thinks of globalization, outsourcing may be the first thing that comes to mind. However, globalization and modernization are larger than outsourcing alone. In this paper we will look at two separate examples of native non-western cultures that have been impacted by globalization and further analyze one of these examples. In 1971 the first McDonalds opened in Japan and thus began a slow but steady change in the culture of the Japanese. Traditional Japanese culture centered greatly food and long standing rituals. Prior to the arrival of fast food in Japan, one of the most recognized practices was that of Obentos. Obentos is a process by which food is prepared and arranged by mothers for their school aged children. More than just a boxed lunch, it was significant due to its symbolism. According to Word Press (2012), “The message surrounding the Obentō is that the world is constructed very precisely and the role of any Japanese citizen is to be carried out with similar precision”. The meal further represented that the mothers were responsible for preparing...
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...The role of Globalization of Social Construction of Youth Culture Introduction The purpose of this paper is to address the role in which globalization plays in the social construction of youth cultures. The phenomenal impact of communication technology on youth culture has generated a continuous debate since the 1970’s (Andrew, 2003, p. 1). The emergence of youth culture was a result of consumer market, which created diverse styles for young people worldwide (Grixti, 2008). Since the introduction of globalization, there has been a dramatic change in youth culture causing a greater shift within societies. As globalization rapidly changes, the world becomes more complex place for young people (Bourn, 2008). Therefore, a significant number of youth globally are having difficulties identifying themselves and finding their sense of belonging in this world (Bourn, 2008). Sociologist has provided strong evidence that globalization on youth culture has not only contributed positively to society but also have negative impact on the current global youth (Kahn & Kellner, 2002). To outline the aforementioned statement, the scope of this essay will confine on youth culture and the influential paradigm that contour youth cultural globally. The theoretical perspective such as post-modernism will be explored to provide a depth understanding of cultural studies. Altogether, this discussion examines the impact of globalization on communication technology and music and fashion industry...
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...Impact of Globalization on Native Non-Western Cultures Kimberly Adams Western Governors University Issues in Behavioral Science GLT1 February 17, 2014 The Impact of Globalization on Native Non-Western Cultures Most of the Western World enjoys the effects globalization and modernization has had on the many ways of life. Improved economic situations and governments, advancements in technology and travel, improvements in health care and the control of disease, and the improved methods of communication and obtaining information. With all these advances available to hopefully enrich lives, it is no wonder that many believe that these same elements should exist in every part of the world. Globalization and modernization have been a part of the world’s history for centuries, and can be considered both good and bad, depending of how one would want to choose to live their own life. In most of the world, globalization and modernization mostly seem to be a part of history, of how that part of world changed with the inventions of new technology, and ideas. In some countries, change was not wanted or needed, but rather imposed, mostly by conquering forces that desired control of the land for economic gain. The impact of globalization and modernization are more evidently seen when analyzing native non-western cultures that seem to be trying to hold on to the values and traditions of their past, whilst also engaging in the activities more typical of western culture. Somalia...
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...Bugs, bugs, bugs! Bugs are everywhere in our environment. The potential for infection never ends! The spread of infection is dependent upon three key factors. Pathogenic organisms, those that cause infection, require a source or home where they thrive, a means of transmission, and a susceptible host to be successful. The source of an infecting organisms is classified as endogenous or exogenous. Endogenous infections are caused by microorganisms that naturally inhabit the human body. These organisms constitute our “normal flora” and are found on or in our living structures. Exogenous infections are caused by microorganisms found outside the human body in our environment. These pathogens must “hitch a ride” on one of many” vehicles” of transmission to find it's way into the body and cause infection. To cause infection, a pathogenic microorganism must make the journey from it's home or reservoir, to it's potentially new home in the susceptible host. There are many ways that this can be accomplished. The primary modes of transmission include direct transmission, indirect transmission, and droplet transmission. All three are included in the more general category of contact transmission where infection is spread from person to person by means of touch. Considering the number of people that populate the planet, it is easy to understand why this is the most common and subsequently, why the #1 means of the prevention of the spread of infection is goog handwashing. Direct transmission requires...
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...Is Globalization bad or good? We are stepping into a whole new time of globalization in many aspects. Countries and countries are associated with each other, from cultures, economy, and policy, etc. A big melting pot of different cultures is right on the stove, it is actually exposing many effects to various aspects and areas. Under the new social background with mixed cultures, things always have two opposite ways, good or bad. Some arguments point out that globalization could be the cause of some serious problems like war, terrorism, and immoral business activities. Countries lose their unique identities and less country power as a whole party. However, other evidences prove that without globalization, the world would never change. The result is actually pushing the whole world forward for further development, gathering all creation and benefits together, and is even beneficial for emphasizing countries own identities from many others. Globalization is the process of migration; capital flows, spreading of cultures, technology and food spreading throughout the world. It is happening everyday, everywhere in the world. I, as an international student comes from China and attending my university in United Stated, I bring the money to US, come with my own Chinese culture background and personal identities, my language, and living styles as an Asian. I think I have finally fallen into a part of cultural globalization, exchanging or sharing my culture with American friends, I benefits...
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...Non-Western Cultures Impacted by Globalization Western Governors University Table of Contents 1. Two Non-western culture impacted by globalization ....................................................1 2. Before and after globalization ........................................................................................1 3. Case study analysis ........................................................................................................2 4. Reference Page ..............................................................................................................3 Non-Western Cultures Impacted by Globalization Globalization in a defined state is the connection of people in different parts of the world; it results in the broadening of cultures, economic growth and political advancements (Dunn, 1989,1993). It can and does lead to a greater independence and mutual awareness among all the people of our world. This paper will focus on two non-Western cultures that have been impacted by Western globalization. The Globalization in China and India China has been impacted by Western globalization in regards to their economy. China has been transformed from a culture that relied on their own self-sufficient economy and refused the thought of Western globalization to becoming more open and acceptable to trade and foreign investments. Women in India have been impacted by Western globalization in the...
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...Psychology of Globalization (2002) , Jeffery Arnett says that “As local cultures change in response to globalization, most people manage to adapt to the changes and develop a bicultural or hybrid identity that provides the basis for living in their local culture and also participating in the global culture. However, for some people, adapting to the rapid changes taking place in their cultures is more difficult. The images, values, and opportunities they perceive as being part of the global culture undermine their belief in the value of local cultural practices. At the same time, the ways of the global culture seem out of reach to them, too foreign to everything they know from their direct experience. Rather than becoming bicultural, they may experience themselves as excluded from both their local culture and the global culture, truly belonging to neither”. According to Arnett’s statement there are some countries or regions in the world where the local people are having difficulties in adopting the changes that are taking place. in his article The Psychology of Globalization he speaks about different terms such as “Culture shedding” which is when people are bound to drop some of their cultures whether it their own choice or not because globalization is dominating the world and there is nothing they can do about it, another term he speaks of is “Marginalization” which is when a person does not want to keep their old cultures any more but they also reject the new cultures or they are...
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...The Impact of Globalization on Higher Education Abstract: Education is undergoing constant change under the influence of globalization. Globalization brings many positive changes on education. It changes the roles of students and teachers, and shifts society from industrialized society towards an information-based society. It has a great effect on culture and brings about a new form of cultural imperialism. The rise of new cultural imperialism is shaping children, the future citizen of global citizens. Intelligent people with a broad range of skills will be more competitive in this information-based society. With the development of globalization, higher education has to be internationalized in order to cater for this information-based society. Externally, the labor market requires for more knowledgeable and skilled workers, and workers with deeper understanding of foreign language and culture and business methods all over the world. Therefore, education is becoming invaluable to individuals. Today, education provides individuals with more chance of employment which in turn leads to a better life style, power, and status. This paper will discuss the impact of globalization on education. And it will find out the way how China higher education adapts to the changing environment under the context of globalization. 1. Introduction Globalization is a process, which affects a lot on human life, especially its great affection on education. In the twentieth century, many developing...
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