Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that in order to determine whether cultural globalization means cultural homogenization, it is necessary to examine some of the processes that contribute to the understanding of globalization as Americanization or Westernization. The writer focuses on economic globalization and discusses the correlation between economic influence and cultural influence.

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"One of these processes is Economic Globalization, for it is the driving force behind the expansion of Western and American culture throughout most of the world. This correlation between economic influence and cultural influence is manifested in the spread of American and Western culture into national economies increasingly dependent upon American and Western economic investment and consumer products."

Tags:cultural, globalization, issues

Abstract
This paper discusses how in 'The Handmaid's Tale', the issue of cultural globalization is evident through the situation that exists in the live of the characters. The seclusion that Offred and others are subjected to only serves to remind them of the lives that they once led leading them to grasp at any element of normalcy that they once knew in their previous cultures. Stealing food whispers in the night and the sharing of news about the outside world and the people that they once knew affects each of their lives.

Tags:culture, globalization, analysis

Abstract
This paper explains that the correlation between economic influence and cultural influence is manifested in the spread of American and Western culture into national economies increasingly dependent upon American and Western economic investments and consumer products. The author points out that one of the most troubling consequences of cultural globalization is its political impact in the form of increasing fragility throughout the Third World. The paper stresses that, if there is ever to be a global society, the basis of such a society is likely to be Western socio-political culture, which can lead to a backlash from non-Western cultures.

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"Fragile, failing, and failed states such as Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and Somalia present the United Nations and other international organizations with a host of problems, including civil wars, regional instability, famine, terrorism, and overpopulation.
Disintegrating Third World states not only destabilize the regions they are in, but also destabilize the entire international community as well. They pose endless problems for Western policy makers because they are sources of international controversy and division, compel other nations to take sides in various economic, political, and religious disputes..."

Tags:islamic, tensions, resistance, backlash, instability

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This paper explains that the superimposing effect of western culture has been multi-focal and directed into several paradigms of the Muslim society, which has a rapid and widespread influence on the culture of these countries. The author points out that the popularity of Hollywood films poses an offensive threat in those Islamic countries where moderate governments are threatened by Islamic fundamentalism. The paper states that, even although American culture is seen as a seething immoral and unscrupulous influence, which lacks morality and values of family and tradition, it has had a very profound impact on the central values of the traditional world of Islam because more and more youth across the Muslim world are adopting American culture and lifestyles as a way of life.

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"Across the world, the United States of America is best regarded as a colonial force than a superpower. It is bent upon westernizing other parts of the globe to satisfy its selfish and devious agenda. In attacking Afghanistan, the United States may have toppled an oppressive regime that reigned in the form of the Taliban but it sure is a measure to install in place a more loyal and conforming mechanism that would report back to the United States in all forms and channels. America is doing nothing but extending its vicious presence across the globe in the hunt for valuable riches that will help it to sustain its economic drive and potential in the long run. It is busy creating a form of imperialism that can work out best to its won advantage irrespective of the pitiable condition of many economies. It is an all out war in all fields."

Tags:superimposing, imperialism, films, youth, values

Abstract
This paper explores the cultural dimension of globalization, including its relationship to economic globalization and its political dimensions. Additionally, it considers the difficulty of Americans in understanding cultural globalization, since it is particularly American culture that is being transmitted globally.

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"Globalization is a concept that is most often discussed in economic terms. In the past, companies and industries competed for the most part in national markets, especially in large countries such as the United States. With the development of a global market, however, companies now compete around the world and labor markets are also thrust into global competition. This is a major source of the anxiety that surrounds the concept of globalization. (Pramono) Economic globalization, however, has also been accompanied by cultural globalization."

Tags:globalization, political, economic, culture, media

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This paper explains that "Jan Aart Scholte's article "What is Happening?" and Sumit K. Mandal's "Reconsidering Cultural Globalization: The English Language in Malaysia" are both concerned with the issue of globalization. The author points out that they approach the issue with entirely different objectives and concerns. The paper relates that the articles do have some things in common, such as both articles take it as given that globalization exists.

From the Paper
"Jan Aart Scholte's article "What is Happening?" and Sumit K. Mandal's "Reconsidering Cultural Globalization: The English Language in Malaysia" are both concerned with the issue of globalization. However, they approach the issue with entirely different objectives and concerns. Nevertheless, the articles do have some things in common. For example, both articles take it as given that globalization exists. However, as we will see, the concept of globalization is interpreted in somewhat different ways by the two authors. Scholte's article is written as Chapter 1 of an introductory book on the subject of globalization."

Tags:globalization, malaysia, overview

Abstract
This paper explains that countries cannot expect to live free from the influence of other populations around the globe; instead, a steady amalgamation of politics, economies, and cultures around the world is forcing resources, technologies, and people into an interdependent matrix. The author points out that the idea of global politics does not have universal appeal; in fact, the notion of interference in regional political matters often raises as much ire toward the interfering country as it has on the aggressive warring country. The paper relates that, as nations continue to attempt to exert influence on the religious governments in the Middle East, many practitioners of Islam find themselves awash in Western culture, which, coupled with the problems of poverty, repression, and standard of living in these regions, inevitably lead to conflict.

Table of Contents
Political Globalization
Economic Globalization
Cultural Globalization
Globalization Continues

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"Because the world has a voracious appetite that shows no sign of relenting, it is extremely likely that the trend toward globalization of politics, economics and cultures will continue in the same direction. Notwithstanding the efforts of xenophobic nations and cultures, the desire and necessity for increased community and cooperation is essentially guaranteed. As technology further elevates impoverished countries, inhabitants of those parts of the world will surely begin seeking out additional exchanges as well. But this growth will not come without a price. Religious fanaticism will not likely die of natural causes and suspicion and mistrust will probably continue to be the emotions of introduction when two new peoples meet."

Tags:oil, interdependent, interference, culture, islam

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The paper discusses the effect of globalization and American and Western dominance on culture and diversity around the world.

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"The purpose of this research report is to consider the three related topics of culture, globalization of the economy and diversity. Gitlin pointed out that the global cultural capital is firmly positioned not only in the United States but in Hollywood from which mass media, cultural productions flow throughout the world. It is his contention that American popular culture is the closest approximation today to a global lingua franca, drawing the urban, and the young in particular, into a common cultural zone where..."

Tags:globalization, culture, diversity

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The paper discusses the term "globalization" and offers various interpretations and definitions of the word. The paper then looks at both the positive and negative impact globalization has had economically, culturally, and politically.

Outline:
Abstract
Cultural Globalization
Social Effects
McDonaldization
Conclusions

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"Just like with globalization, the phenomenon of McDonaldization has both positive and negative implications. Professor George Ritzer at the University of Maryland points out that the mechanized work introduced by the corporations reduces the need for human labor, increasing as such the unemployment rate. Then, aside from the jobs lost, those workers that still have positions within companies, are required to think less, be less creative and will in the end lose their individuality".

Tags:franchising, cultural, significance, social, characteristics, social, problem

Abstract
Globalization is centuries old and has proceeded throughout history at an irregular pace and with uneven intensity. Economic and cultural globalization have accelerated again late in this century, after almost 50 years of regression. More and more, national economies are now integrated into a single global marketplace through trade, finance, production, and a dense web of international treaties and institutions. Cultural products with widely recognized icons are shared globally. The speed and intensity of global connection and integration in the last two decades have provoked serious debate about their cultural and social consequences and, in this context, deep concern about the continuing capacity of the state to provide social justice. The paper focuses not on economic globalization, usually the principal subject of analysis, but rather on the cultural and social dimensions of global connection and integration. This paper describes this idea and its origins so as to understand in depth the true rationale of globalization. It then examines the political and the economical proportions which power the environment of the debate in this area. This study is based on historical and descriptive analysis which is considered to be among the most popular methods in international and comparative studies. These methods help to trace the roots of the research problem and its effect on the present debate about globalization. At the same time, the descriptive technique helps explore the relationship between the different elements that are associated with the contemporary developments of globalization.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Globalization and Technology
Chapter 3: Globalization in Technology Influence Culture and Language
Chapter 4: Globalization Influence in Education
Educational Institutions
Students
Curriculum
International and Global Studies
Chapter 5: The Global Citizen in a Global Culture
Chapter 6: Recommendation
Conclusion
Reference

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"Such a radical undermining of people's existing values and cultures has a corrosive impact on their sense of who they are, what they want and what they respect. It attacks spiritual values and faith traditions. The cumulative effect in countries is a crisis of cultural confidence, combined with the increased economic uncertainty and crime which global integration often brings. This creates real problems for social solidarity, whether it is at the level of nation, community or family. While it offers shiny new goods as compared to old faded ones, the market offers no replacement for such community solidarity."

Tags:homogenous, state