Theories of Global Culture
Autor: Tim • November 28, 2017 • 896 Words (4 Pages) • 638 Views
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If we talk about the effects of a common culture, I agree with Robertson and Apadurai’s theories that world culture is not only a homogenizing force; it also engenders and supports diversity and differentiation.
It is important to keep in mind that despite the homogenizing effects, globalization can also reinforce local cultures. World culture engenders conflict in world society because poorer and more peripheral societies are less able to bring their cultural models to the cultural world.
The differences between different cultures in this process of cultural globalization will be a source of conflict. The solution to this problem does not seem to be that difficult; adopt a central guideline with local adaptation and discretion. As far as I am concerned, there is a reason why people have the cultural norms that they do. If they are different from yours the only thing you have to do is discover the reason behind those norms and identify the best of what those norms have to offer.
To conclude we can say that the concept of one's own culture is now in a period of change due to globalization and many people around the world are coming to question the impact that the worldwide expansion of the capitalist model is having on their lives. For some people their own cultural values are too important. On the other hand, I believe that globalization can also be a profoundly enriching process, opening minds to new ideas and experiences, and strengthening the finest universal values of humanity.
Bibliography:
- Featherstone, Mike (1997) “Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalization and Modernity: A Theory Culture and Society Special Issue”
- Frank Lechner (1985) Theory, Culture & Society “Modernization, Globalization and the Problem of Culture in World-Systems Theory”
- Ray, Larry. (2007) “Globalization and Everyday Life”. Routledge. Chapter 2: Globalization and the social.
- Robinson, W. I. (2007). Theories of Globalization. In Rizer, G. (Ed.), Blackwell Guide to Globalization. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Roland Robertson (1992) “Globalization: Social Theory and Global Culture”. Sage publications.
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