The Importance Of Cultural Globalization

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As citizens of the world, we have a responsibility to help each other and those in need: “When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed perspective, the need for cooperation, tolerance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent” (Global Village, Nations Online, n.d.). Individuals can no longer use ignorance as the excuse to not help the less fortunate people in the world. With the global connectedness, no longer can you ignore the pain that exists outside of your comfort zones (Dixon, 2009): “ Approximately twelve percent of Americans are living in poverty, defined by the 2006 census as living below the poverty line of twenty thousand dollars for a family of four” (Census,Dixon, 2009). Coming to terms with the sufferings …show more content…

On one hand,people believe that if it continues, cultural globalization will lead to a dazzling marketplace where countries of all economic opportunities are represented and where more fortunate countries come to the aid of less fortunate ones with humanitarian efforts” (Dixon, 2009). If the World is in fact becoming a global village, will global leaders be able to reach some sort of consensus about how World issues should be addressed in order to benefit all members of society equally? If respectful cultural boundaries with regards to language, economy, and basic means of survival cannot be attained, and agreements on the implications of these cultural shifts cannot be reached, it is presumptuous to assume that the global community cannot identify as members of a global village at all (Dixon, …show more content…

Of course this impact is due to the explosive growth in Internet usage around the world, but a key factor in this regard is the peculiar nature of the Internet at a medium.

http://www.habitatglobalvillage.ca/around-the-world.php

http://www.aglobalvillage.org

https://ucluamnestysoc.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/making-violence-against-women-count-the-global-village

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