globalization on culture

Today the technological breakthroughs and economic acceleration and great speed in the transmission in the media have largely succeeded in bringing down the border barriers to make way for large markets to Expand big corporations and generating a acceleration between trade between different nations. It is to criticize the extent to which this economic sense and to what extent acceleration tends to affect the culture of a nation or a people.

Within this cultural phenomenon has had a new access to consumerism such example; is to consume music, customs, clothing, practiced in the globalizing countries as well as the cultural consumerism which is to travel different countries and extract various goods that exist in the cultural field. 

Globalization is different from the way it influences local cultures as well as how this is affected by the local culture, because the processes occur with different rates in each of the countries.

Globalization is a process that arises from two mutually related historical developments one is the advancement in communications technology, information and transportation.

In itself globalization is defined in its entirety as the economic expansion of a highly developed country, encompassing in its economy to a less developed country which causes a whole culture of this country, as well as technology, policy and communications you see is greatly influenced by the characteristics of more highly developed country; kicking or an opening to grow a culture that is completely foreign to this country; since there is a statement: culture is a phenomenon that affects the individual who is in contact with the atmosphere or environment in which it operates. (Acosta, 2002).

Set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or social group in a given period. The term also encompasses culture lifestyles, ceremonies, art, inventions, technology, value systems, fundamental rights of human beings, traditions and beliefs. Through culture man, becomes aware of himself, questioning their relationships, find new meanings and creates works that transcend it is expressed.

The term culture is used here to trigger the way in which a group of people live, think, feel, organize, and share celebrates life in all manifestations and expressions of culture lies a system of meanings, values ​​and standards and worldviews that are translated into languages​​, gestures, symbols, roles, life styles and schemes.

Globalization brings an urban cultural assimilation. Population growth and increasing impact youth in family organization, the structure of work and entertainment and leisure.

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