Impact of globalization on culture

Globalization has transformed the entire world to a global village. Technology has developed immaculately and that resulted in changing the living standards of people to a great extent. All these, in a sense can be attributed to the impacts of globalization.

From a confined business meaning to a pronounced accent of the world-Amazing, it was. More importantly, it has played a significant role in re-drawing the architecture of the society. But, in that course of time, has cultural architecture been reconstructed? Rather demolished? Who could speak better?

Numerous central governments have encouraged the globalization movement due to the severe pressure from the World Trade Organization. After the outset of globalization, as mentioned, living standards and cultural values have changed a lot.

Lot of those changes was good for a country’s economy. Employment opportunities created worldwide, steps taken to eradicate poverty etc are a couple of the appreciable movements conducted. None can argue on the fact that globalization has improved the communication methods of even the under developed countries to a great extent.

Media has played a significant role in enhancing the spirits of globalization.To cite an example of the communication boom, mobile phones can be thought of as a product of globalization.

When reach ability, convenience and easy communication are added as the parameters of mobile phones, it has got its dark side when misused.

Numerous rape cases and suicides have been reported in the recent past due to the misuse of mobile phones. Here, some prestigious tradition was hurt and some treasured cultural architecture fell low due to the advent of globalization.

It is always great to think about the good impacts of globalization. It is lucky to have lived in a world which never devalued geographical boundaries. But, cultural degradation could let a nation’s reputation go down.

It could let a long treasured fame of cultural legacy to be looked at, with an eye of suspicion. Stats show that violence against women has increased significantly since the onset of globalization.

As mentioned above, sophisticated communication mechanisms including internet enabled people to observe and analyze other nation’s culture and traditions. This tempted them to follow the other tradition and custom, which resulted in cultural compromise.

Hence, the transition from a conservative nature to an open book brought in serious troubles. As a matter of fact, social values were blown away. A prestigious culture of a country might be so reserved in nature.

The uncommon jubilations of friendships, the unseen dating custom between a boy and a girl, the unanticipated rise of call girls, the severe aftermaths witnessed due to under aged and unprotected sex   etc were new to the reserved culture of some countries.

The physical illness as well as the mental handicap of youth was too severe for those cultures to adapt with. Has globalization got no role in degradation of these values? Ever since globalization has routed itself deep, flow of money increased unbelievably.

But, this has certainly attributed to the increase in corruption in almost all areas of social living. This too has attributed to marginal letdown of cultural practices alongside the many improvements that have been bought about.