6- Culturalism, Multiculturalism, and Globalization

Question 1

Multiculturalism as an Impact of Globalization I

Answer 1

Cultural globalization. It refers to the
transference of ideas, definitions, and values around the globe in a way that extends and
amplifies social interaction. The transmission occurs via the internet, the popular culture media,
and international travel

Question 2

Globalization and Culture

Answer 2

Culture is an integrated set of values, standard, and
behaviors acquired by human beings as members of society. As such, culture is composed of an
element of identification within a given group of people

Question 3

Heterogenization Scenario

Answer 3

This phenomenon has also been labeled as differentiation and relates fundamentally to
hindrances that prevent the flow that would contribute to making cultures look alike (Ritzer,
2010). In this perspective, cultures remain different from each other

Question 4

. Homogenization Scenario

Answer 4

In the homogenization point of view, barriers that prevent flows that would add to making cultures look alike are invalid and global flows are strong

Question 5

Hybridization Scenario

Answer 5

The growing awareness of cultural diversity and globalization are interdependent as awareness
becomes a tool of globalization (Pieterse, 1996). With the advent of global workforce mobility,
cross-cultural communications, migration, global trade, tourism, and global investments,
awareness of cultural diversity is inevitable and is a necessity in the present global context. In
this regard, Featherstone (1990) insists that globalization defines the space in which the
world’ssignificance as well as culturally compelled global insights. The process of trans-local
fusion and cultural blending or hybridization is another model that deals with interactions of
globalization and culture. According to this view, external and internal flows interact to make a
unique cultural hybrid that embraces components of the two (Ritzer, 2010).