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Globalization and CultureDiversity
Friends or Foes?
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Have you felt?
The McDonald's
The Coca-Cola
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Globalization
Definition
Inevitable Trend
The concept global village"," global neighborhood
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Economic Globalization
The international trade growth rate is faster
than the world economy
Tremendous development of internationaltourism
Expansion of global financial system
Growth of international multinationalcompanies
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Globalization and Culture Diversity
Global capitalism not only promote the
cultural homogeneity, but also the cultural
heterogeneity, and not only restricted by
cultural homogeneity, but also constrained by
cultural heterogeneity.
Roland Robertson
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Famous quotes
I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be
stifled. I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as
freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. Gandhi
What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate
our differences without fracturing our communities. Clinton
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and
yet the same. Anne Frank
Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a
requirement for survival. Rene Dubos
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Politics of recognition
Targets injustcies
Presumes to be rooted in social patterns ofrepresenation, internpretation and
communication i.e. cultural domination, non-recognition and
disrespect
Remedy : cultural or symbolic change changing
everybody's identity
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Globalization Inequality
Diffusion of information dissolves tradition andcustom
Creates a world of winners and losers
Disparities regarding consumption levels andbasic infrastructure
One-fifth of the wealthiest world populationconsumes 58% of total energy while the poorestfifth consumes less than 4%
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States and markets: finding the right
balance Globalization diminishes the ability of state
governments to implement different policies and
creates new economic and cultural regions thatsometimes cut across existing national borders.
Amartya Sen develops the concept of social
capability- individuals must have the capability to
make effective use of them
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Will economic globalization lead to cultural
homogeneity?
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Global Cinema MarketCountry Share earned by US films(%) Share earned by domestic films(%)
Philippines 40 10
Malaysia 45 4
China Hong Kong SAR 49 42
Norway 58 9
Japan 59 30
Italy 60 26
France 64 27
South Korea 66 26
Switzerland 70 2
Germany 75 10
Spain 79 12
Canada 85 8
Thailand 85 10
United Kingdom 85 9
Netherland 90 9
Mexico 92 4
Portugal 95 2
United States 96
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Two Viewpoints
Does globalization threaten cultural diversity?
Answers:Yes or No
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Globalization viewpoints
Globalization does not threaten cultural diversity becauseit:
1. Increases individual freedom
2. Revitalizes culture and cultural artifacts through foreign
influences, technologies and markets i.e. African rhythmsin rock n roll.
3. America is not the only player in the global media industry
i.e. Germany, France, Japan.
4. America is an outlier, not a global leaderi.e. Baseball and American football are not as popular all
over the world
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Tension Between Globalization and
Culture Diversity
Traditional practices disappearing
New cultural forms emerging
Diversity or homogenization?
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Measures
Some countries have attempted to stop
American cultural influence by limiting access
to American cultural programming through
satellites and the Internet.
Examples: France, China, Canada, Iran, Cuba.
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Perfect Combination
The Germany national soccor team
Of the 23 players representing Germany at theWorld Cup, 11 have foreign backgrounds.
More than half of the outfield players wereeither born outside Germany themselves, orhave a non-German parent. The squad hasroots in eight different countries - nine whenGermany's included.
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Current debates
Justice today needs both redistribution and
recognition
Social investment state: stimulate individualinitiative and responsibility rather than
passivity and resignation
Do cultural values prevent the poor from
escaping poverty?
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Culture
Identity
Humangenome
Environmental
Issues
Cultivation
The difference between hominids
and Homo sapiens was cultural
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Diversity is less a function of the isolation of groups than of therelationships which unite them
Learn
Share
Respect
The existence of human diversity
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For purpose of justice
Individuals influencesocial institutions
Income, wealth,social positions,educationalopportunities
Individualsinterest
Minoritiesinterest
Ensure survivaland basicsecurity
Foodstuffs,public healthservices Security
goods
u
rig ts
Politic l
power
Str tegic
goods
Defi itio of t e good i plur listic societies
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International Public Opinion
National and International Public Opinion
Migration
Separatism
Nationalism
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National Inclusion and Exclusion
Criteria for being a national of a given country
Citizenship
Immigration
Attachment to ones own country frequently
accompanies a positive attitude towards
larger, surrounding areas and it may beinferred international co-operation Jos W Becker
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United Nations- Millennium Developing Goals
Consists in the adoption of a global action plan to achieve the
8 anti-poverty goals by 2015:
1. End poverty and hunger
2. Universal education3. Gender equality
4. Child health
5. Maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS
7. Environmental sustainability
8. Global partnership
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Romania
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China
West East
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Way of Thinking
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Relationships
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Emotions
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Ego
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Travel
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Problem Solving
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Water Hot vs. Cold???
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Family
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Canada
Diverse nation
Diversity issues:
Lack of uniformity
East vs. West
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France