Critical Analysis

Shannon Davison

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on August 7, 2015, for Harv Teitelbaum Human Uses of the Environment G328 course.

Globalization

There are different definitions of globalization and globalization is an issue that can be viewed in different perspectives. One of the main definitions of globalization is that it is a term that describes the awareness of the changes the globe is going through. Another perspective on the issue of globalization is the way in which the world is changing based on certain aspects such as technology however, globalizations seems to propose and bring to light that there is global change . One of the factors that are leading to global change is the internet. The internet is the source of so many things and through the internet there is increased interconnectedness between different countries in the world. It is through internet that the world has been connected and the communications are faster and cheaper. The aspect of being able to communicate freely within the globe shows there is a process of change going on in the world brought n by the internet (Kuzniar, 2003).

The site reflects on the consumerist culture the multinational corporations are promoting. The site also mentions that the consumerist culture is brought on by the global marketing that creates a similar life style for the world and that the population will have the same kind of thinking and behaviors and cultures due to the culture created by the organizations (Kuzniar, 2003). Another cultural value the site talks about is the way in which some of the bigger states in the world such as the western states have infiltrated their culture on to the world that the world is conforming to the western culture and their beliefs are seen as the beliefs of the international states.

The site shows that globalization and the cultural diversities will lead to another issue of global cultural politics that will only be a cause for argument. The site however gives options of finding information on the political cultural views through the sources provided. The site is more of a culturally based site meaning that its core ideas are related to the way in which there are global cultural changes and the site looks at the different cultural ideologies brought in the world and their roots. The site mentions different cultures and explains their roots and what they mean and does not give a comprehensive account of the political issues that may be caused by globalization. This is the main evidence as to why the site leans more to the cultural side than to the political side. The cultural side of the events is the issues that are more indulged in the site.

The values stated by the site are distinctly American and this is evidenced by the way in which some of the cultural issues of globalization are given different names that are of American origins such as the Mac-donaldization as the term to mean a culture that is spreading a similar lifestyle to the world. Another word that is used is the coca-colanization meaning the same thing. These values are based on the American style of living and this is why the values reflected are without a doubt American.

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