Cultural Globalization

Cultural Globalization

 

1. Summary of "Cultural globalization"

 

Many Socialist and economist said that the Globalization is the spread of western capitalism values so they think that the Globalization is ‘cultural imperialism’, ‘Americanization’ or ‘Westernization’. They think also Cultural Globalization is highly related with global market. To them, Culture is not a power, something to which social events can be causally attributed and the Cultural Globalization is the spread of commodities and ideologies, which became standardized around the world. They think that the Global Cuture is the result of the Cultural Globalization.

As Cultural Globalization is spread, that will lead a single global culture. in this case the interconnection between nation will be more important. just for example, Our world became global, we have same problem (Global warming, Greenhouse gas emission ...) but the global interconnection is not meaning of "world united -economical and political " There is always main stream and many people think that the main stream is western values. The peoples ,who think like that, think that cultural globalization is cultural imperialism (the spread of western capitalism values) and this kind of think can be shown by many global western company.(Microsoft, Mcdonald, Coke ...) and also music ( Bob Marley, American Pop music ...)

There is different opinion of Globalization that is "Deterritorialization"

The peoples ,who trust deterritorialization, think that the culture produced by locality no more. To them, most impotant factor to make culture is reality. They refers to the integration of different events, process and relationships in reality can create modern culture.

 

2. What was interesting/what did you learn:

For me, It is really interesting that many socialist and economist analyzed the Globalization in many ways. Especially the perspective of economic is really interesting. Some of Socialist and Economist say that the Cultural Globalization is just spread of Western Capitalism. They think that the Globalization is Westernization, Americanization, and Macdonaldization. I think that the first of Globalization is quite cultural. we know that the beginning of our world history, there were some cultural civilization and nation (Four Ancient Civilization, Ancient China, Rome ...) They knew each other and also they trade not only economically but also culturally. For example the Alphabet is the result of Cultural Globalzation. Because the Alphabet is not created from English but Phoenician. There is no Phoenicia nowaday, but many of european nations (Germany, England, France, Spain, Italy ...) use the Alphabet as their mother-language.

 

3. Discussion Point:

 

What will be happen at the future? There will be just only one Global Culture or Many Nations can have and protect their own culture? just my opinion, The Globalization can be make one main stream culture a.k.a Global Culture but each of nations`s culture will be never disappeared. For example, we can think about our nation 'Korea'. As we already know that korean is really changed before 100 years before. Even thought Korea was Monarchy nation before 100 years, Korea is became Capitalism and Democracy nation. Nowadays, Many of korean people think just same as western people (American, European...) and also many of our culture is quite western style. but we know that some of our culture will be never changed. In korea we use two types of speak. one is for friend and just common situation, but another way is for older people and polite situation. For Korean people is commonsense that we use “Honorific(존댓말)“ to older people because we think the social code of manners is really important. We can think about the same case in others nations. We know that each nation has their own culture and the culture can not be changed easily. Culture shows their own identity and nationality. Finally, I think that Globalization can make and spread one Global Culture but the tranditional culture of own nation will be not disappeared.

 

Second discussion point is " Regional Interconnection will be changed? "

We already know that the nations ,that same regional geographical position, have many common things (Language, Culture, Manner, Food ...) Because in the past, the same region can mean the same culture. but how about nowadays?

for example, we can think about Korea, Japan and China. In the past and also nowadays, These three nations have really many common things. but are there same in the future? I don`t think so. Just for reason I can say many things. First reason is the politic system. We know that the politic systems between Korea, Japan and China are really different. Korea and Japan are Liberal democracy and Capitalism nation But China is Socialism nation. I think that if same people live different situation and condition, they will be different because Humans are animals of the environment. My opinion is that the regional Interconnection will be weaker and weaker. I am curious about what`s your opinion of my two discussion points.