Nowadays, when the entire world has become a global village, under the effects of globalization, it should come as no surprise that cultural diversities between nations are gradually disappearing. There are numerous reasons for this negative trend; however, the most important ones are the media's influence and the freedom of choice.
On one hand, the mass media are an extremely strong and effective way of promoting one country's customs and traditions. They are able to do this because they can reach a vast audience from every part of the planet. For instance, certain American holidays, such as Halloween, have become globally celebrated after their movie industry introduced the general audience with this festive celebration. Furthermore, some countries neglect their traditional holidays on that date in order to enjoy the customs of Halloween.
On the other hand, people now have more personal freedom than they have ever had and this gives them the right to change their native customs they do not like. Moreover, some decide even to completely replace them with other nation's traditions. To illustrate, since many women in the Middle East are now considered equal to men and they are allowed to make their own choices, some of them decided against wearing traditional full-head covers, called hijabs. Doing so, not only that they have neglected their cultural values, but they have also accepted the eastern style of clothing, losing their cultural identity in the process.
To conclude, there are little differences between cultures worldwide and they are becoming less and less noticeable with time. This is mainly because of the impact media have on people, combined with the greater human rights respectfulness world-wide. In my opinion, this is a negative trend as it has a detrimental effect on cultural diversity.
Nowadays, when the entire world has become a global village, under the effects of globalization, it should
come
as no surprise that
cultural
diversities between nations are
gradually
disappearing. There are numerous reasons for this
negative
trend;
however
, the most
important
ones are the media's influence and the freedom of choice.
On one hand, the mass media are an
extremely
strong and effective way of promoting one country's customs and traditions. They are able to do this
because
they can reach a vast audience from every part of the planet.
For instance
, certain American holidays, such as Halloween, have become globally celebrated after their movie industry introduced the general audience with this festive celebration.
Furthermore
,
some
countries neglect their traditional holidays on that date in order to enjoy the customs of Halloween.
On the other hand
,
people
now
have more personal freedom than they have ever had and this gives them the right to
change
their native customs they do not like.
Moreover
,
some
decide even to completely replace them with other nation's traditions. To illustrate, since
many
women in the Middle East are
now
considered equal to
men and
they are
allowed
to
make
their
own
choices,
some
of them decided against wearing traditional full-head covers, called hijabs. Doing
so
, not
only
that they have neglected their
cultural
values,
but
they have
also
accepted
the eastern style of clothing, losing their
cultural
identity in the process.
To conclude
, there are
little
differences between cultures
worldwide and
they are becoming less and less noticeable with time. This is
mainly
because
of the impact media have on
people
, combined with the greater human rights respectfulness world-wide. In my opinion, this is a
negative
trend as it has a detrimental effect on
cultural
diversity.