Last week I discuss about
the definition of Globalisation and how it can influence us. This week I will
be talking more on how Globalisation can exist. How are people linked together
to form the globalisation society? This is because the flows of globalisation
that connect region to region, nation to nation and people to people. There are
some flows that show this but today I will discuss only two that will
explain my topic view. This is from the reading in class.
Cultural
flows refer to the different "objects, skills, beliefs and
practices" from different parts of the world that travel around. This can
be music, food, religious beliefs, languages, clothing, foreign films, etc. For
example, American music and films are listened and watched by a lot of people
across the world. That is the reason for why people from the other part of the
world are influenced by the “American culture”. When so many cultures
link together, we can see new culture being created.
Information
flows refer to the flow of information across the world. People
from around the world are able to exchange knowledge and information from
anywhere. For example, people can search for any information they want on
“Google Search” which is a very useful tool that brings together all the
websites from around a world.
In my
opinion, technologies and social media make the world link together that
evolves to a Global world. We
are more close together, better communication, through technologies and
media. A lot of culture flow now is passed on by social media and social
network websites. Globalisation/media technologies make every single
person can look at the entire world and involved in other people's life. Nederveen
Pieterse (2004, pg.9) discuss the important Information and Communication
Technologies that play a big role in globalisation and the flows.
Reference
Nederveen Pieterse, J2004,
‘Globalization: Consensus and controversies’. Globalization and culture: global
melange, Rowan & Littlefield , Lanham, Md., p.9
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i really enjoy reading your blog. It was easy to read, comprehend, well constructed and easy to read blog that allowed me to further my understanding on the cultural and informational flow in globalisation. Thankyou!
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