...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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...Globalization and me: what impacts could it be? According to Word Power Dictionary, globalization comes from word globalize which means develop (business, society, etc.) so as to make international influence or action possible. Other than that, globalization can be define as the increasing connectivity and interdependence of the world’s economies, societies, and cultures because of advances in communications, technology, trade, international investment movement of currency, and migration. In my opinion, technology is the big roles or function that brings the globalization. Same as Kenichi Ohmea words, globalization as a borderless world seeks to change the world into a single unit only. This process is easier with the advances in communication technology. There are numerous ways in which globalization has impacted the world. The globalization has impacted on education, economic, culture, language, food and others. Globalization also means the phenomenon that makes the world seem smaller in terms of human relations due to the speed of development of information technology. Human easily get information and difficult to filter the negative elements that permeate the hearts and minds. Some terms such as “borderless worlds” and “open skies” make such as trade, the development of political and economic power towards the development of civilization. Education is the process of receiving and giving systematic instruction, especially at school and university. There are positive and...
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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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...EG462 February 13, 2011 Week 8: Examining Alternatives to Globalization There are many people who like the fact of globalization. Many cultures around the world like the fact that they can get Chinese food in America, American McDonalds in Mexico, Mexican food in Europe, and Italian food in China. People from many cultures have retail stores, like Wal-Mart, they can shop at and get low prices on their needs. There are other people who think that globalization in bad for different cultures and the world. These people criticize business and other organizations for globalizing their business. Critics of globalization blame business for taking their manufacturing jobs to lower income countries. These countries people will work for less than half of what Americans will work for. For example, Wal-Mart buys clothes from Asia countries and pays the business in the countries to grow their economy instead of American business. If Wal-Mart would buy American clothing they would be able to sell the clothes to people around the world and increase business in American clothing manufactures. There are other industries that are affected by American presence in the world. Besides Wal-Mart, McDonalds, and humanity efforts around the works the world sex trade industries import their employees or slaves from many other countries around the world. The sex trade is a millions of dollars industry that focuses on business men, local men, and the United States military. Critics believe...
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...How does globalization influence health and lifestyle? 2012/7/26 Traditionally, globalization is welcome in a host of countries for the reason that it can increase international trade and fuel the local economic growth. Yet, a growing number of people nowadays are beginning to be concerned that transitions brought by globalization could make a negative effect on their local lifestyle and health. Widespread and overwhelming, globalization plays a vital role in people’s life. From my own perspective, health and cultural problems are the two essential issues that triggered by globalization. Admittedly, globalization reinforces cultural exchange and transmission. Nonetheless, it can undermine the local cultural identity as well. Especially, the spread of American corporation all over the world has visible and variable consequence on local culture, such as fast food chains. It is well known that food not only represents an aspect of local culture but also reveals the habits and traditions in society. For example (Cited in Source Work, 2012, p.179), the French unique cuisine reflects their culture, which makes the French feel more proud. Because of their sense of pride, quite a few French people have started to be concerned that the U.S. fast food chains would crowd out their own products. Besides food products, restaurant chains can influence both eating habits and traditions. For instance (Cited in Source Work, 2012, p.179), Starbucks, in Italy, gives rise to widely cultural...
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...Non-Western Globalization Globalization, as defined by the Cambridge American English dictionary, is “the development of closer economic, cultural, and political relations among all the countries of the world as a result of travel and communication becoming easy”. It goes on to state, “Optimists say globalization means more cultural choices for everyone”. In this paper we will examine two non- Western cultures and their response to globalization. “As globalization has had its positive impact on the society where it has shortened the distances between people of different religions and cultures, conversely it has also had negative effects on the culture as people tend to adopt western culture leaving their own culture and heritage behind.” (Anthropology, 2012) Prior to 1979, China had been closed off from the west. Chinese government was resistant to western influence and change. In 1979 Chinese government saw an opportunity in global trade, opening its borders to the western world and its influence. “Prior to being exposed to Western culture, China was a strong and prosperous empire and was the dominant political and cultural power in East Asia.” (Anthropology, 2012) With Globalization comes westernization and influence on all aspects of life, including culture and customs, dress and fashion, hairstyles, language, music and even construction. Western customs are embraced by the younger generations who see them as modern and exciting, rather than boring or obsolete. ...
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...1 The Globalization of Thai Cuisine Sirijit Sunanta University of British Columbia, sirijit@interchange.ubc.ca Paper presented at the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies Conference, York University, Toronto, October 14-16, 2005 Introduction Globalization literature underscores the flows of people, information, technologies, capital and ideas across national borders (Appadurai 1996). The contact between cultures following these transnational flows has resulted in the widespread exchange and transformation of cultural forms (Appadurai 1996, Featherstone 1995). Responding to the call from some transnationalism and globalization writers, such as Cook and Crang, for the need to ground globalization theory in specific empirical materials, this paper seeks to analyze globalization through the mundane, everyday consumption of food and drink, and by following a form of cultural commodity – Thai food, or Thai cuisine – on its transnational routes. I start by giving a historical overview of how Thai food has become internationalized and has reached a global audience in cosmopolitan cities around the globe. Based on empirical observation of Thai restaurants in Vancouver, I explore the processes Thai cuisine has undergone when it enters transnational space and serves a global clientele. My field research reveals that Thai restaurants in a North American city highlight the authenticity of the Thai taste while at the same time adapting to local food customs. 2 Although creative...
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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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...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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...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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...Globalization essentially is the growth of an industry to a world wide scale. Globalization is seen in several varying ways. Many tend to believe that expanding the political, economic, and cultural spectrums of the world will essentially lead the masses in to an enlightened future. However, there are many counter arguments that portray globalization as a greedy power hungry mechanism used to exploit poor and undeveloped countries. The effects of globalization are both long term and lethal and should be counteracted immediately. Globalization is often seen as a way to expand cultural diversity. Over the years globalization has become a sort of window in to other cultures by exchanging languages, food, and other traditions. By expanding the cultural spectrum, Phillipe Legrain, declares, “It spreads diversity, strengthening all cultures…” (Globalization Benefits World Cultures 34). Movies, music, and art from other cultures are now present in other societies that would have otherwise been ignorant to such customs. Hollywood for example is a global industry with many foreign actors, directors, writers, and studios. On the downside however, many unhealthy cultural exchanges are taking place as well, for example food companies like McDonalds and KFC are leading the world into a new and obese era. (La Bella 53-65) Another, positive aspect of globalization is the amount of flowing capital into developing countries. Expanding foreign investments are in turn stimulating the economies...
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...Globalization has always been a long disputed topic among critics. Until now, there is no concrete evidence that could deem whether globalization has an absolutely positive or negative impact on cultural diversity. It depends on individual perceptions. However, if I were to say, I believe that globalization does not post a threat to cultural diversity, but instead, help spread of indigenous culture, give people more freedom of choice, and furthermore generates greater cultural diversity within societies. With the avail of modern technology, there are more means of communication for people to freely express ideas, thoughts, and beliefs. In addition, globalization also lowers barriers between countries, making it possible to spread culture via websites and online community. Globalization raises awareness of both domestic and foreign culture, which in turn could help prevent prejudice and conflicts that may arise from cultural misunderstanding (Tandon, 2004). Evidence could be seen that even though, our world is in the stage of globalizing, there are still many religious conflicts. Imagined what would happen if globalization does not take place, you might unintentionally offended someone either by words or actions, thus leading to cultural misunderstanding. Though some people might argue that globalization post threats to cultural diversity, but “the forces of globalization are actually encouraging the proliferation of cultural diversity” (Lynton, 2007). McDonald did not only...
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...Globalization and Developing Countries Globalization is the massive control of the world’s economy by big businesses. With the growth of globalization comes the changing of developing countries’ economies, and destruction of environments and cultures. So why than are we still allowing corporations to hurt them? There must be a stricter limit on corporate activity in developing countries to protect their economies, environments and cultures. How far does globalization go back? Some people argue that globalization can be traced back to the Turks control of the Silk Road or the discovery of the Americas. (Ornek, Globalization and Cultural Identity) Others claim that it began at the end of the 19th century with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. (Ornek, Globalization and Cultural Identity) There is no certain start point for globalization but two modern technologies have helped globalization become more noticeable, communication and transportation. (Ornek, Globalization and Cultural Identity) Regardless of when globalization began, it is an ever-expanding process. Economics is one of the most heavily affected by globalization. As corporations expand and build factories in other countries they not only harm the economy of the host country but also of the home country. These companies are practicing outsourcing, meaning that they are taking jobs from people in home countries and giving them to those in host countries. This helps raise the unemployment percentage in home...
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...Impact of Globalization on Cultural Practices Shelley Gutierrez, RNC Student ID: 391502 Sgutie6@wgu.edu 02-08-2015 Impact of Globalization on Cultural Practices Globalization has had different impacts on communities, but the most impact has been felt on countries’ cultures. The advent of technology has seen globalization spread to the furthest end of the earth and has even affected the most indigenous of communities today (Mishra, 2008). For the purpose of achieving the objective of this paper, the three native non-western cultures that have been impacted by globalization are Zimbabweans culture, Chinese culture and the Indians culture. They represent the extent that globalization is likely to go on transforming the lives of people. In the Zimbabwean culture, women have been the ones involved in agricultural roles. However, with trade liberalization has seen the act of, not helping women in their agricultural endeavors, and food security has been threatened in the country. The effect of this has been that women in Zimbabwe have resorted to cross-border trade by that leaving fathers behind with the children. To this extent, children do not sit around the fires to listen to stories from their grandparents that are meant to promote love, peace, and respect as they culturally used to engage. Fathers, on the other hand, take part in extramarital affairs by that eroding the moral fabric of these communities culture. The conventional Chinese is characterized by the...
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...development of economic and worldwide communication, globalization becomes a familiar word for people today. Some people address that globalization is Americanization because of forced influence from the United States. Whereas, a history professor, Richard Pells argues that “What we have in the 21st century is not a hegemonic American culture but multiple forms of art and entertainment-voices, images and ideas that can spring up anywhere and be disseminated all over the planet”(248). Pells believes cultures influence mutually instead of being impacted and dominated by Americanization. Also, culture can spread to the world through art, entertainment, and any other forms rather than only accept Americanization. Even though Americanization has significant effect in the world undeniably, the effect reduces recently. Pells also claims that “There is a sense overseas today that America’s culture exports are not as important, or as alluring, as they once today such as the cultural action is elsewhere- not so much in Manhattan or San Francisco but in Berlin and Mumbai.”(248). Americanization has less impact for other countries. Chinese audiences no longer go to theater to watch Hollywood movies as frequently as before. Also, individuals do not love American food blindly since local restaurants are rising up to compete with American food. In addition, Americanization is not only losing impact overseas, it is also invaded by foreign culture such as language. Foreign languages thrive with more...
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