Impact Of Globalization On American Culture

Culture is the gradual accumulation of a region’s people’s habits and is unique to them and them only. Culture consist of the people’s artifacts, signs, logos, language and practices. Generally, this aspect is what makes a region or country more attractive in terms of tourism. Globalization has provided a platform for the cultural aspects of a country to diffuse to other parts of the world because this process increases the interaction between countries throughout the world. With advancements in technologies such as telecommunications and transportation, the opportunity for tourism and the entertainment industry to reach larger areas is increased. Along with those technological advancements, other cultural infrastrutures also allow for cultural

From an academic stand point, globalization facilitated the emergence and diffusion of new epistemic communities internationally. These communities are not only a crucial part to the spreading of new academic disciplines and information, but can also serve as catalyst for the beginnings of educational communities in places where they may not be the most prevalent. From a perspective of rights and equality, the process of globalization also can serve as a facilitator. After World War II, there was an emergence of what is now known as the Post-National Citizenship Model. This model was different from the previous in the sense that the bounds of its legitimacy was not limited to a specific territory or nation-state. It was based on the concept of “universal personhood”, also known as basic human rights. This model then led to the UN Declaration of Humans Rights in 1948 that stated all of the “natural born rights” that all humans should have including right to life, rift to a fair trial, no enslaving or torturing and the right to privacy. Citizenship incorporations, a result of the diffusion of international norms and national policies, rose internationally and resulted in openly comparable civil, healthcare and welfare rights to

One reason is that globalization and the diffusing of certain cultures, values, and ideas lends itself to the possibility of other cultures becoming extinct. An example supporting this way of thinking is the film and entertainment industries. Aside from supplying billions of dollars to the industries themselves, the spread and increasing popularity of films with certain content can be seen by some countries as a threat to their cultural values. This is the reason why in countries who are strongly affiliated with the Catholic religion, such as Poland and Italy, run entire American films before making them available to the public. Another reason that globalization isn’t viewed as being bad for culture is because it promotes westernization, consumerism and capitalism. As western ideologies about economy spread, so will their capitalist values and consumer fueled culture. This promotion of a culture with more production leads to greater motivation to outsource for cheaper labor in countries with bad working conditions. Therefore, by supporting this will continue a perpetuating cycle of MNC’s expansion and insufficient worker’s rights. This also leads to more societies who are driven by the market and care less about the people, much less the preservation of