Problem
Homogenization of cultures
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Incidence:
Minority cultures hitherto protected from external influence, and larger independent cultures, are threatened by a process of cultural homogenization. The rapid rise of English in Southeast Asia, where use of that language is widely seen as a key to success in business and commerce, is arousing the concern of officials and intellectuals who fear that Asian values and national identity are being eroded.
Broader Problems:
Human destructivenessLoss of cultural diversity Narrower Problems:
CosmopolitanismCultural suicideForced assimilationGlobalization of cultureTechnological monocultureWesternization of traditional modes of life in developing countries Aggravates:
Political monocultureDestruction of human heritageUnderprivileged racial minoritiesThreatened and vulnerable minorities Strategies:
Promoting cultural developmentHomogenizing culturesPreserving distinction between cultures Values:
Homogenization Subject(s):
Culture → Culture Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
A: Abstract Fundamental Problems Date of last update
16.04.2019 – 13:43 CEST