With the spread of all sorts of media worldwide, I'm sure that soon enough the majority of people will partake in a culture that is essentially the same. The same movies, the same music, the same clothing, the same traditions and customs (or lack thereof), and, most importantly, a way of thinking that is essentially the same.
232 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it is.
I think that what we are seeing today is exactly the opposite; the media worldwide, rather than making us all the same, is slowly giving us the chance to divide into smaller tribes according to our personal preferences. Every day, more people have access to cable TV, youtube, mp3s, online movies, online radios... We don't have to stick to open channels and traditional radio stations anymore. Rather than the whole world loving a specific band, we are all developing a taste for "independent music". People living in more globalized cities, rather than becoming similar to each other, are having access to different fashions, cuizines, etc. I think that, as a result, the only thinking which is becoming the same among us all is that everyone is different and entitled to their own tastes.
194 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
This is interesting, how we're both using the same evidence to draw different conclusions. Like you said, the globalization of cities and the gentle outspread of the same media to the entire world is destroying culture by 'diversifying' the exact same way everywhere, and, thus, not diversifying at all. I mean, Americans are very similar to Europeans, Canadians, whatever, who all have access to the same media. But check out tribes in South America, Africa, etc. They have little or no access to media, and they are vastly different from common culture. Once these tribes are given access to global media, it's inevitable that they begin to trend towards an American/European/Canadian/whatever lifestyle.
193 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it is.
Sure, I agree with you that once the whole world has been "globalized", the concept of culture won't be connected to a nation or a territory anymore. A certain way of thinking, dressing, eating, will no longer be American, European, or African; it will be common to a few people scattered around the globe: their own culture, which they chose by themselves and wasn't imposed by traditions. When you say that in a global culture everyone will share "the same movies, the same music, the same clothing, etc", you forget that within the globalized places you mentioned, people are doing exactly the opposite of "same": smaller and smaller subcultures are appearing everyday, from the people who juggle to the people who believe they are legendary creatures. I believe that today's globalized subcultures will be tomorrow's cultures. And I see it as a good thing, because people will be more free to choose what they are into, instead of just doing whatever everyone around them is doing.
193 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
Hmmm, good point about the subcultures. But I still believe that in general and in some specifics, it's entirely possible that diversified culture will be eliminated. I mean, it's a subculture, not a culture. Perhaps the definition of culture will change?
193 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it is.
Well, I guess we will have to wait and see what happens ;)
193 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
I totally disagree. I don't think that humans will ever get to a point of thinking the same, or even close to the same...Well, I take that back; it depends on your definition of "essentially the same''. Still though, even among people that think SOMEWHAT similarly, there are HUGE differences, and therefore subcultures. There will always be different music styles, philosophies, clothing styles, etc. All these elements of culture and I really don't think humanity would ever agree on all those things--I don't even want them to. I want humanity to be united, to all believe in love, in peace, and in respect. But I do agree with those on the other side that there will ALWAYS be different cultures.
186 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
That depends. China, the biggest country in the world... are they one culture? They speak different dialects in different parts of the country and have a few different customs. Same with Austria and it is a small country. But if you think the differences are small, then yeah. It is possible to have only one culture. Just take out everyone who refuses to convert ;)
193 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it is.
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I would say that it depends on how broad your definition of culture is, but, in general no. Even if a group decided to create a global culture, by either convincing everyone to join, or getting rid of everyone who didn't agree, this could only last for a short number of generations. Eventually, counter cultures would emerge, or the original culture would split over some issue. This can be seen throughout history in various different places throughout the world, and in fact, explains the diversity of cultures in our world today.
233 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
No Frenchie, I don't think it would be possible given the diversity of cultures we have today. It would take hundreds of years to bring it down to just one culture and that would entail intermarrying globally for scores of years not to mention the religious turmoil they would have to go through in order to finally rest on one religion. Religion alone can split a culture into a counter-culture.
232 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
It depends on how broadly "culture" is defined. There is the culture of humanity, which is divided into sub cultures, with more sub cultures within them and so on. Until you reach the individual, which could in itself be a seperate culture. If we all played the same part in the same play, we would all play it differently.
232 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
Gosh i hope not. ........................ ........................
232 days ago | Tagged As: I hope not
No. people have different coultures from all over the world, and I'm happy it's like that! =)
232 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
Even the "American culture" is not one set culture. The human population is so huge and people are so different. There is nothing that every human being shares, personality wise, not even the will to live! (Suicidal people)
230 days ago | Tagged As: No, it is not.
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