Oct 25, 2011Lost are the enriching cultural differences and specificities that make a society uniquely what it is.
Globalization has significantly impacted cultural identity by homogenizing diverse cultural expressions into a single global culture, particularly in a popular culture dominated by Western forms. This has marginalized local cultures, eroded traditional cultural expressions, and commodified culture.
The fear of cultural dilution and being imposed upon by a foreign, sometimes corporate, culture drives many people to deduce that the global economy is doing us more harm than good. However, new research coming from academics in Morocco and Canada suggests that
globalization is certainly not killing our cultures.The summation of the effect of globalization on culture is that
cultures are no longer very distinctive, and are losing their value to unite. However, it is important to note that the decline of cultural distinctions may be a measure of the progress of civilization, a tangible sign of enhanced communications and understanding.
Globalization is known to prey on weak cultures and dominates them to the extent of completely removing them, which is true for ethnic cultures. Ethnic cultures are common among minority groups, especially those who are still developing themselves, so globalization can indeed destroy ethnic cultures to the last thread [Source].
In this globalized world, cities are becoming clones of each other, and people are converging into fake stereotypes; gone are the unique cities that carry so much history and culture in every corner, lost are the enriching cultural differences and specificities that make a society uniquely what it is; London looks like Paris which looks like Madrid; Restaurants serving this or that country’s traditional food are drowned out by...
The effects of globalization, driven by technological changes, have been far-reaching, leading to a
significant loss of cultural diversity in nations. Traditional practices and values are gradually being eroded, as the world becomes more homogenized through the process of mcdonaldization.
