How has globalization impacted the diversity of world cultures?

introduction

the discourse regarding the effects of globalization on cultural diversity is a challenging debate. the advancement of technology dissolves international boundaries and opens cultures to a whole new arena (smith, 2000), enabling globalization to occur. globalization can be an empowering entity. it can interconnect the world, support economic development, provide information availability and assist in developing a global village (moahi, 2007).

there is a paradoxical dichotomy, a tangible undercurrent, when it comes to globalization and cultural diversity. on one hand, globalization has the potential to mobilize and empower people, provide a means for self-representation, support a collective identity through socialization and provide employment opportunities. on the other hand, it has the ability to disempower people by misrepresentation, provide a process for further colonization, and propel the loss of individualism and self and group identity.

political theorist fredric jameson presents this as two competing future visions: one of a corporate-dominated monoculture where nations and cultural groups alike are deprived of autonomy and identity; and another of a vibrant celebration of pluralism, in which various cultural groups are in direct and harmonious contact with one another, free from limiting political forces such as national governments (1998).

influences

globalization provides both positive and negative influences on cultural diversity which can have far reaching impacts.

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