6.1 My Identity in The Global Village
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Chapter One: My Identity in the Global Village
To what extent should we embrace globalization?
To what extent should we embrace globalization?
Introduction The Global Village
How does globalization shape identity?
How does globalization shape identity?
"Infinite diversity in infinite combinations ... symbolizing the elements that create truth and beauty." —
Commander Spock from Star Trek. The TV show
Star Trek
was renowned for its open way of looking at the world and posed many
ideas to its viewers. As an innovator in the television medium, it asked
viewers to consider whether bringing a diversity of cultures together
through mass media could in fact open up people around the world to new ideas and perspectives.
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"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant.
No matter how friendly or temperate the beast, one is affected by every
twitch and grunt."
Right Honourable Pierre Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada. From an address to the National Press club in Ottawa, 1969, with respect to Canadian/United States relationship.
You also have an identity as a member of a unique culture and community.
In the past, cultures were often very isolated from one another. They
developed unique ways of living and thinking in the context of their
environments.
Today, every person on Earth is not only a member of a unique cultural group, but also a resident of the global village. In the world today, we are connected to each other in many ways, much like people who live in a village. In this unit, you will explore the impact of globalization on the identity of individuals as members of specific cultures.
You also have an identity as a member of a unique culture and community. In the past, cultures were often very isolated from one another. They developed unique ways of living and thinking in the context of their environments. Today, every person on Earth is not only a member of a unique cultural group, but also a resident of the global village. In the world today, we are connected to each other in many ways, much like people who live in a village. In this unit, you will explore the impact of globalization on the identity of individuals as members of specific cultures.
Today, every person on Earth is not only a member of a unique cultural group, but also a resident of the global village. In the world today, we are connected to each other in many ways, much like people who live in a village. In this unit, you will explore the impact of globalization on the identity of individuals as members of specific cultures.
You also have an identity as a member of a unique culture and community. In the past, cultures were often very isolated from one another. They developed unique ways of living and thinking in the context of their environments. Today, every person on Earth is not only a member of a unique cultural group, but also a resident of the global village. In the world today, we are connected to each other in many ways, much like people who live in a village. In this unit, you will explore the impact of globalization on the identity of individuals as members of specific cultures.
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About the Issue Question
Does globalization add to identity, making people richer by expanding their understanding of other people and other ways of thinking and living? Or does it take away from uniqueness by encouraging all the people of the world to be the same?
Does globalization add to identity, making people richer by expanding their understanding of other people and other ways of thinking and living? Or does it take away from uniqueness by encouraging all the people of the world to be the same?