Cultural Globalization

Globalization is the process through which events and decisions in one part of the world have come to affect people in quite another part of the world. One proof of this is the emergence of a global economy, in which it as become increasingly difficult to regulate the international flow of monetary funds globally (IMF), Although when we talk about globalization, its not all always about the economy. Globalization can be further categorized into cultural globalization, economic globalization, and political globalization. Globalization, in a sense, leads to the integration of societies all around the world. In terms of their culture as well as that of their economic and political systems. Globalization promotes the transfer of technologies and ideas from one country to another. However in this paper, I will be focusing on the cultural aspect of globalization. The adverse effects brought to us by globalization because despite the advantages, globalization has its disadvantages as well. And that’s where my discussion will focus.
First of, let us get know what culture is. Culture is defined as patterns of human activity and the symbols that give these activities significance. Culture is what people eat, how they dress, beliefs they hold, and activities they practice. Globalization has joined different cultures and made it into something different. Now the questions is, do economic growth and social progress have to mean adoption of dominant Western values? Is there only one model for economic policy, political institutions and social values? Globalization has increased contacts between people and their values, ideas and ways of life in unprecedented ways. People are traveling more frequently and more widely. Especially in the Philippine context. A lot of Filipinos travel from one country to another in search for job opportunities in order that they may provide the needs and wants of their respective families. With this, Filipinos get to know and encounter different